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La Roche University

Pittsburgh, PA · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$20,794
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$34,052
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
57.2%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$52,341
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$47,111
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$34,052
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$34,052
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$13,390
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$9,540
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,300
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00016,152
$30,001–48,00015,200
$48,001–75,00017,960
$75,001–110,00025,120
$110,001+27,145

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
57.2%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
56.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
68.8%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$45,308
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$52,341
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$25,000
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$265.04
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
62.6%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $52,341 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
75.8%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,055
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
15–22
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
751
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
35.7%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
10.1%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
18.6%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$49,806
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White60%
Hispanic5%
Black8%
Asian1%
Two or more races5%
Nonresident / international15%

Other Four-year institutions in PA

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Academy of Vocal ArtsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albright CollegeNot reported50.7%$58,700
Allegheny CollegeNot reported72.5%$62,069
Alvernia UniversityNot reported55.5%$55,055
American College of Financial ServicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Arcadia UniversityNot reported66.7%$58,336
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchNot reported67.7%$40,457
Bryn Mawr CollegeNot reported81.8%$75,217
Bucknell UniversityNot reported86.3%$93,807
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Cairn University-LanghorneNot reported59.7%$44,172
Carlow UniversityNot reported59.9%$51,051

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$209,494$81,651Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$92,902$88,910$31,135
Computer and Information Sciences, General.$68,717$92,374Not reported
Computer Science.$68,248$107,009Not reported
Accounting and Related Services.$59,181$76,194$25,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$53,064$86,176$25,497
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$51,817$68,245$26,000
Marketing.$51,540$69,303$25,500
Criminal Justice and Corrections.$46,184$55,378$26,000
Psychology, General.$44,709$50,706$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.Not reported$48,568Not reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reported$48,590Not reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reported$48,471Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reported$53,072Not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reported$65,716Not reported
Biology, General.Not reported$57,214Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10