Private nonprofit · University

La Roche University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

75.8%
Admit rate
$20,794
Avg net price
57%
Graduation rate
$52,341
Median earnings

La Roche University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 751 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 751 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 76% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against La Roche University's admitted students.

Admit rate
75.8%
SAT (mid 50%)
940–1200
Avg GPA (est.)
3.06

Enter a test score to see where you land against La Roche University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and La Roche University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The Seneca people called the confluence of the rivers Diondega or Jaödeogë’. Shannopin's Town was an 18th-century Lenape (Delaware) town located roughly from where Penn Avenue is today, below the mouth of Two Mile Run, from 30th Street to 39th Street. Pittsburgh boasts a rich arts and culture scene, with a history dating back to 19th-century industrialists who commissioned and donated public works including Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts and the Benedum Center, home to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Opera. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
101 miles
Nearest airport
13 miles to Pittsburgh (PIT) · major hub

How La Roche University compares

Selectivity75.8%

More selective than 53% · #37 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania

SAT average1055

Higher than 18%

Graduation rate57%

Higher than 56% · #65 of 116 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention69%

Higher than 27%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$52,341

Higher than 46% · #91 of 116 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$20,794

Cheaper than 46% · #42 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$25,000

Lower than 34%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 68%

Undergraduate enrollment751

Larger than 29%

Percentiles compare La Roche University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,076students
  • Undergraduate75170%
  • Graduate32530%

Undergraduates by gender

751undergrads
  • Women47663%
  • Men27537%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White60%
  • Black7.7%
  • Hispanic5.3%
  • Asian0.8%
  • Other or multiracial26%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
751
Graduate enrollment
325
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
10%
First-generation students
36%
Students over 25
6%
Median family income
$49,806
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$64,872
Endowment
$13,753,998

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
75.8%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
940–1200
SAT average
1055
SAT reading
480–600
SAT math
460–600
ACT composite
15–22
Average GPA (estimated)
3.06

Cost

In-state tuition
$34,052
Room & board
$13,390
Books & supplies
$1,300
Total cost of attendance
$47,111
Average net price
$20,794

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
57%
Graduated on time (4 years)
46%
First-year retention
69%
Transferred to another college
16%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,308
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,341
Median debt at graduation
$25,000
Students with federal loans
19%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
60%

About 11% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
46%
Low-income (Pell)
61%
First-generation
62%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
490
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
65%
Housing charge (year)
$8,400
Meal plan (year)
$4,868
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
267 (124 men · 143 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Soccer54
Baseball39
Lacrosse38
Basketball37
Cross Country36
Softball19
Volleyball16
Tennis10
Bowling10
Golf8

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,153 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.0reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.7
Rape
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$16,152
$30–48k
$15,200
$48–75k
$17,960
$75–110k
$25,120
$110k+
$27,145

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$77,081

$17,960/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

96%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$17,628
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 96% — get grant money from La Roche University itself, averaging $17,628, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 125 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$52,341
Typical debt at graduation
$25,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
48%
Out-earn a HS grad
64%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$49,197
Men
$57,412

Men out-earn women by $8,215 (17%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
38.3″
Annual snow
19.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.83.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Emsworth L/D Ohio Rvr, PA US station (5.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.