by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
La Roche University was awarded 26 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other health professions and related clinical sciences.
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College Factual ranked La Roche as #1,323 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when La Roche held the #1,400 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
La Roche is also ranked #75 out of 109 schools in Pennsylvania.
La Roche University has an acceptance rate of 98%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for La Roche.
About 28% of students accepted to La Roche submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 590. Math scores were between 465 and 570.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at La Roche it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at La Roche University is 38%. This is lower than 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 Roche University is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from La Roche have a four-year graduation rate of 38%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,085 undergraduates at La Roche with 942 being full-time and 143 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,744 | $18,706 | $20,009 | $25,480 | $27,377 |
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 Roche, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At La Roche, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $5,855 a year. That adds up to $23,420 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at La Roche is 4.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for La Roche are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9000 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237-5898 |
| Phone: | 412-367-9300 |
| Website: | www.laroche.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/larochecollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/larochecollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 48 | $38,753 |
| General Psychology | 24 | $28,626 |
| Other Health Professions | 20 | NA |
| Accounting | 18 | $40,621 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 14 | $34,420 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 13 | $35,823 |
| Business Administration & Management | 12 | NA |
| Nursing | 12 | $59,802 |
| Marketing | 12 | $40,685 |
| Computer Information Systems | 12 | $42,718 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 801 students took at least one online class at La Roche University. This is an increase from the 721 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 801 | 100 |
| 2019-2020 | 721 | 106 |
| 2018-2019 | 610 | 118 |
| 2017-2018 | 501 | 135 |
| 2016-2017 | 515 | 141 |
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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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