La Salle University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Lasallian)
Population 5,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (54%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,738
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 73%
From Region 17%
Athletes 369 (21.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 34%
Black 28%
Hispanic 20%
International 6%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 167 35% 37% 6% 26% 20% 6% $66,691 34 +0.23 61 95%
Computer Science 6 — 83% 33% 17% 33% 0% 17% $112,361 40 -0.37 98 100% — — — —
Information Technology 10 — 90% 30% 30% 20% 20% 0% $89,404 34 -0.43 88 94% — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% $71,817 59 +0.02 71 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,897 38 -0.47 72 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 67% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $78,180 75 +0.60 79 — — — — —
Biology 16 — 38% 44% 6% 0% 31% 12% $78,889 94 +1.44 80 97% — — — —
Environmental Science 4 — 25% 25% 25% 50% 0% 0% $56,618 40 -0.26 36 — — — — —
Economics 4 +1 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $73,306 14 -0.93 73 — — — — —
International Economics — — — — — — — — $72,350 13 -0.96 72 — — — — —
Political Economy 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $64,934 4 -1.24 57 96% — — — —
American Studies — — — — — — — — $54,953 42 -0.34 31 92% — — — —
English — — — — — — — — $55,399 69 +0.36 32 — — — — —
History 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,106 3 -1.35 8 100% — — — —
Integrated Science, Business and Technology 6 — 33% 50% 0% 17% 17% 17% $81,720 97 +2.34 83 88% — — — —
Integrated Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $30,903 0 -2.53 2 93% — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,677 47 -0.21 41 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,862 35 -0.37 28 — — — — —
Communication 19 — 37% 53% 0% 32% 5% 5% $69,607 75 +0.72 67 95% — — — —
International Affairs 5 — 20% 40% 0% 0% 40% 20% $64,819 30 -0.41 57 — — — — —
Political Science 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $64,934 31 -0.54 57 96% — — — —
Psychology 30 — 10% 23% 3% 43% 23% 0% $55,611 57 +0.08 33 89% — — — —
Social Work 12 — 0% 33% 8% 25% 25% 0% $54,979 59 +0.20 31 100% — — — —
Sociology 4 — 0% 25% 0% 75% 0% 0% $75,616 97 +1.70 76 96% — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $47,003 36 -0.37 13 — — — — —
Digital Arts 12 — 25% 33% 17% 8% 25% 17% $51,427 45 -0.29 22 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 17 +1 35% 29% 0% 41% 24% 0% $61,049 61 +0.16 47 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 109 61% 52% 7% 17% 11% 10% $81,785 77 -0.16 83 95% 7.1%
Accounting 22 +3 55% 64% 9% 9% 14% 5% $93,822 69 +0.44 91 97% — — — —
Business Administration 16 — 75% 44% 6% 25% 6% 12% $67,735 31 -0.51 63 90% — — — —
Business Analytics 9 +1 89% 67% 22% 0% 0% 11% $80,842 27 -0.66 82 — — — — —
Finance 21 +2 67% 38% 5% 24% 24% 10% $92,114 45 -0.24 90 96% — — — —
Human Resources Development — — — — — — — — $83,708 81 +0.56 84 — — — — —
International Business 3 +1 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $82,742 64 -0.04 83 — — — — —
Management 4 +1 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% 50% $84,086 75 +0.34 85 93% 7.1% — — —
Management Science — — — — — — — — $81,925 71 +0.22 83 — — — — —
Marketing 33 +2 52% 61% 6% 18% 9% 6% $73,823 42 -0.29 74 95% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $84,086 82 +0.58 85 93% 7.1% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 10 20% 70% 0% 30% 0% 0% $57,779 5 +0.48 39 98%
Early Childhood Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $54,958 76 +0.40 31 100% — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $55,757 56 +0.08 33 — — — — —
Middle School Education — — — — — — — — $54,958 53 -0.01 31 100% — — — —
Secondary Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $54,958 53 -0.01 31 100% — — — —
Special Education (Elementary) 4 — 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $62,012 83 +0.92 50 96% — — — —
Special Education (Secondary) — — — — — — — — $62,012 83 +0.92 50 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Health Sciences 146 11% 49% 3% 29% 13% 1% $97,650 93 +1.10 93 99% 4.1%
Nutrition 8 — 0% 62% 0% 12% 0% 0% $52,557 9 -1.09 25 94% — — — —
Communication Disorders Sciences — — — — — — — — $70,943 89 +1.15 69 100% — — — —
Nursing 118 — 11% 51% 3% 28% 14% 2% $106,238 92 +1.39 96 99% 4.1% — — —
Public Health 11 — 18% 27% 0% 45% 27% 0% $60,174 32 -0.46 45 93% — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 9 — 11% 44% 0% 44% 0% 0% $70,943 89 +1.15 69 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,380
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 31.9% 138 12% 49% 3% 30% 14% 1% $100,264 97 +1.23 94 99% 4.1%
Business & Economics 26.4% 114 62% 52% 7% 17% 12% 11% $81,340 56 -0.20 82 95% 7.1%
Social Sciences 17.1% 74 16% 35% 3% 34% 20% 3% $61,310 62 +0.29 48 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 22 45% 55% 5% 5% 23% 9% $78,696 92 +1.21 80 97% —
Professional 3.9% 17 35% 29% 0% 41% 24% 0% $61,049 31 +0.16 47 97% —
Computer Science 3.7% 16 88% 31% 25% 25% 12% 6% $98,013 28 -0.41 93 96% —
Arts 3.2% 14 21% 36% 14% 14% 21% 14% $50,795 48 -0.30 20 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.8% 12 8% 50% 8% 25% 0% 0% $53,911 23 -0.81 28 94% —
Humanities 2.8% 12 50% 42% 0% 17% 25% 8% $62,573 84 +0.47 52 92% —
Education 2.3% 10 20% 70% 0% 30% 0% 0% $57,780 75 +0.48 39 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 3 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $72,177 32 -0.14 71 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 65 $919K $919K $0
Rowing 40 $794K $794K $0
Soccer 35 $792K $792K $0
Swimming & Diving 23 $526K $526K $0
Basketball 16 $3.8M $3.8M $0
Golf 7 $144K $144K $0
Total 146 $7.0M $7.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 91 $810K $810K $0
Lacrosse 35 $893K $893K $0
Rowing 33 $719K $719K $0
Soccer 28 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 24 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Field Hockey 24 $760K $760K $0
Swimming & Diving 24 $829K $829K $0
Water Polo 18 $385K $385K $0
Other Sports 6 $95K $95K $0
Golf 4 $139K $139K $0
Total 223 $7.7M $7.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 156 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Rowing 73 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 63 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Swimming & Diving 47 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Basketball 40 $5.8M $5.8M $0
Lacrosse 35 $893K $893K $0
Field Hockey 24 $760K $760K $0
Water Polo 18 $385K $385K $0
Golf 11 $284K $284K $0
Other Sports 6 $95K $95K $0
Total 369 $18.2M $18.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (non-ED) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 81%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind