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La Salle University

General Information

Name: La Salle University
Address: 1900 W Olney Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19141-1199
Phone:

  • General information: (215) 951-1000
  • Financial aid office: (215) 951-1070
  • Admissions office: (215) 951-1500

Website: www.lasalle.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$27,700$26,080$24,610
Books and supplies$500$619$500
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$9,170$8,870$8,430
        Other expenses$1,119$1,000$1,119
Off-campus
        Room and board$5,200$5,200$5,200
        Other expenses$1,119$1,000$1,119
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,119$3,000$3,119

Total expenses   
On-campus$38,489$36,569$34,659
Off-campus$34,519$32,899$31,429
Off-campus with family$31,319$29,699$28,229

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 95%
  • Federal grants: 24%
  • State/local grants: 25%
  • Institutional grants: 91%
  • Student loans: 75%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3921
  • State/local grants:$3197
  • Institutional grants:$11700
  • Student loans:$8069

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$35
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants4,5651,9372,628
Percent admitted76.5%77.2%76.0%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time21.6%23.2%20.5%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 6138
Undergraduate enrollment: 4339
First-time student retention: 85%
Overall graduation rate: 70%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 77%
    • Part Time: 23%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 40%
    • Women: 60%

White non-hispanic: 65%
Black non-hispanic: 16%
Hispanic: 8%
Asian/pacific islander: 3%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 8%

Degrees offered

    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies - Master
  • Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies - Master
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Business/Commerce, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies - Master
  • Finance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General - Master
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce - Master
  • Logistics and Materials Management - Bachelor
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Organizational Behavior Studies - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other - Master
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other - Master
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Information Science/Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Education
  • Education, Other - Bachelor
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Bachelor, Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Italian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor, Master
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management - Master
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor, Master
  • Public Health Education and Promotion - Certificate
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate, Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Nutrition Sciences - Bachelor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
  • Psychology, Other - Master
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Bachelor
  • Social Work - Bachelor
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • International Economics - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Theology and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Pastoral Studies/Counseling - Master
  • Religious Education - Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor
  • Design and Visual Communications, General - Bachelor


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