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La Salle University

#909 in US ranking Philadelphia, PA
Type:
Private not-for-profit
Programs:
4 years or more

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Cost

Cost / year
$49,842
Tuition & fees
$39,700
Avg. aid
$21,083
Receiving aid
100%

Admissions

Acceptance rate
97%

Outcomes

Graduation rate
57%
Median salary
$55,396
1 yr after graduation

What are the graduation rates for students at La Salle University?

La Salle reported a four-year graduation rate of 50% and a six-year rate of 58% in its 2024-25 institutional reporting. These measures track defined cohorts of first-time, full-time students; they do not describe the completion experience of every transfer, part-time, or graduate student.

The university's reported first-to-second-year retention rate was 74%. Retention measures continued enrollment, not eventual graduation. The difference between the four- and six-year graduation rates also shows why applicants should consider both on-time completion and the possibility of additional semesters when planning costs. These figures identify outcomes for past cohorts but do not explain why individual students stayed, left, transferred, or took longer to finish.

What is the earning potential for graduates at La Salle University?

Federal College Scorecard program figures provide one view of earnings approximately one year after completion for graduates included in the federal-aid-based measure. They are program-level median earnings, not starting salaries promised to every graduate.

Examples in the October 2026 program data include a median of $74,181 for registered nursing, $55,850 for accounting, and $26,052 for biology. Differences can reflect occupation, degree level, further education, location, and the graduates represented. A biology graduate entering additional study, for example, may have a very different one-year earnings pattern from a nursing graduate entering a licensed occupation.

These figures are most useful when compared with the specific credential a student plans to earn and its likely education costs. They do not measure every graduate, capture the full course of a career, or account for individual debt payments. La Salle's career services are separate from these outcomes: students can seek career counseling, résumé and interview help, employer events, job-search resources, and alumni networking without any resulting job offer being assured.

La Salle University Graduation Rate

Avg. graduation
57%
4-year graduation
50%
6-year graduation
58%

La Salle University Retention and Employment

First-year retention, full-time students
74%
Employed 1 year after graduation
96%

La Salle University Median Alumni Salary Over Time

1 year after graduation
$55,396
4 years after graduation
$70,254
5 years after graduation
$71,785
7 years after graduation
$80,380
10 years after starting college
$71,235

Alumni Salary for La Salle University Degrees

Degrees

Avg. salary

Accounting and Related Services

$55,850

Area Studies

$37,984

Biology, General

$26,052

Business Administration, Management and Operations

$42,481

Business/Commerce, General

$36,668

Communication and Media Studies

$35,797

Computer and Information Sciences, General

$48,242

Criminal Justice and Corrections

$36,287

Finance and Financial Management Services

$49,448

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

$50,590

Marketing

$43,430

Nutrition Sciences

$43,897

Psychology, General

$31,162

Public Health

$28,403

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

$74,181

Sociology

$33,990

Special Education and Teaching

$43,095

Systems Science and Theory

$42,214

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

$33,408

La Salle University Graduations Per Degree

BACHELOR’S Degree

Women Men Total

Health Professions and Related Programs

14622168

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

5865123

Psychology

361248

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

131831

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

151328

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

121325

Social Sciences

17724

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

18422

Education

13821

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

16521

MASTER’S Degree

Women Men Total

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

6877145

Health Professions and Related Programs

10615121

Education

762096

Psychology

391150

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

111930

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

19221

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

11819

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

6410

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

347

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

314

Data last updated on November 5, 2026

Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026

Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.

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