by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
La Salle University was awarded 17 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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La Salle is ranked #475 out of 2,198 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when La Salle held the #486 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
La Salle is also ranked #29 out of 127 schools in Pennsylvania.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 94%, some consider La Salle to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 22% of students accepted to La Salle submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 640. Math scores were between 520 and 628.
The student to faculty ratio at La Salle is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at La Salle University is 49%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at La Salle University is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at La Salle for first-time, full-time students is 57%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,293 undergraduates at La Salle with 2,823 being full-time and 470 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,613 | $12,838 | $9,990 | $9,065 | $12,117 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of La Salle, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At La Salle, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $11,265 a year. That adds up to $45,060 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of La Salle University.
Contact details for La Salle are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1900 W Olney Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19141-1199 |
| Phone: | 215-951-1000 |
| Website: | www.lasalle.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 283 | NA |
| General Education | 109 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 108 | NA |
| Marketing | 87 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 83 | NA |
| Accounting | 74 | NA |
| Communication Sciences | 64 | NA |
| General Psychology | 63 | NA |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 59 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 56 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,843 students took at least one online class at La Salle University. This is an increase from the 1,454 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,843 | 1,293 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,454 | 927 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,223 | 1,762 |
| 2018-2019 | 902 | 572 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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