Philadelphia, PA · Private · 1,953 undergraduates · urban
La Salle University
Less selective
Its Lasallian tradition gives the university a focus on teaching, access, service, and socially grounded professional education.
Institutional profile
Established Solid in career outcomes, and solid in mobility.- Admission
- 86.2% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 63.5%
4,845 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$67,416 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets La Salle University apart
Academic design
Students work directly with faculty across more than 40 undergraduate majors, with professional programs and internships benefiting from the Philadelphia location.
Campus pattern
The campus offers a contained university community in northwest Philadelphia while keeping the city's hospitals, schools, nonprofits, media, and businesses within reach.
Defining feature
Its Lasallian tradition gives the university a focus on teaching, access, service, and socially grounded professional education.
Can I get in?
86.2% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
4,845About 86 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for La Salle University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What La Salle University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Students work directly with faculty across more than 40 undergraduate majors, with professional programs and internships benefiting from the Philadelphia location.
Make the fit specific
Its Lasallian tradition gives the university a focus on teaching, access, service, and socially grounded professional education.
Account for the tradeoff
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.
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Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
With one-year access
Average annual cost by household income at La Salle University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Its Lasallian tradition gives the university a focus on teaching, access, service, and socially grounded professional education.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Finance and Financial Management Services
Admits separately
Marketing
Admits separately
Accounting and Related Services
Admits separately
Psychology, General
What is campus life like?
La Salle University beyond the classroom
The campus offers a contained university community in northwest Philadelphia while keeping the city's hospitals, schools, nonprofits, media, and businesses within reach.
A defining academic feature
Students work directly with faculty across more than 40 undergraduate majors, with professional programs and internships benefiting from the Philadelphia location.
What shapes an ordinary week
The campus offers a contained university community in northwest Philadelphia while keeping the city's hospitals, schools, nonprofits, media, and businesses within reach.
What changes the experience
Its Lasallian tradition gives the university a focus on teaching, access, service, and socially grounded professional education.