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Robert Morris University is a private national university located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Robert Morris University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Robert Morris University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $54,576 10 years after enrolling, 45th in Pennsylvania, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Robert Morris University bachelor students earn 5% less than the national average. Robert Morris University is ranked 59th in Pennsylvania.
Robert Morris University’s median net annual cost of $27,954 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Robert Morris University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Accounting, Marketing, Business Administration, Finance, Health & Fitness - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$27,954
Average years to graduate
4.5
Criminal Justice
Rank: #6
Economic score: 1.51
Security Science & Tech
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 2.28
Applied Mathematics
Rank: #23
Economic score: 2.61
Manufacturing Engineering
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.73
Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment
Rank: #109
Economic score: 6.46
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: #180
Economic score: 9.46
Hospitality Mgmt.
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 11.36
Special Education
Rank: #139
Economic score: 12.17
Biology
Rank: #530
Economic score: 15.46
Psychology
Rank: #767
Economic score: 48.6
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Robert Morris University - Business Administration, Computer software, Registered Nursing, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 65% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Robert Morris University is 2% lower than the state average, and 2% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Robert Morris University, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Robert Morris University graduates within 4.5 years.
Robert Morris University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Robert Morris University’s economic mobility score of 9.59 is calculated by adjusting the 4.83 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Robert Morris University’s EMS of 9.59 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Robert Morris University pays $27,954 a year, $21,138 less than the $49,092 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $27,954
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Robert Morris University, 98% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $27,954 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 66% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,697. This is 12% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,369
Pell grants
$4,290
State grants
$3,946
Institutional grants
$19,877
Robert Morris University offers 6 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Robert Morris University offers 10 programs, 4 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
16
Hybrid programs
12
Percentage of programs online
25%
Robert Morris University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 94% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 5,012 applicants, of which 4,709 were admitted and 676 enrolled. Robert Morris University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
85%
83%
Female
49%
59%
First time
67%
59%
In-state
77%
68%
1st generation
30%
35%
White
75%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
4%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
15%
12%