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University or college · Private nonprofit

La Roche University

McCandless Township, PA68 online only

La Roche University is a private nonprofit university in McCandless Township, PA, with about 2,550 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,550
plus 68 studying only online
Admission rate
76%
lower than at 53% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$20,794
higher than at 54% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
57%
higher than at 56% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$52,341
higher than at 75% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into La Roche University?

76%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
480–600
SAT math
460–600
ACT
15–22

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1055.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $47,111 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $34,052Room & board $13,390Books & supplies $1,300

After grants, the average family on aid pays $20,794.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$17,960

About $71,840 over 4 years · 62% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
57%
within 6 years · Pell students 51%
Come back for year two
69%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$52,341
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,000
about $265 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$265 a month against about $3,776 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

63%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 78% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$48k
Middle income$30–75k
$54k
Higher incomeover $75k
$56k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 20%Health professions 19%Computer science 9%Psychology 9%Architecture 7%Visual & performing arts 7%Everything else 29%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions18 graduates a year
$48k1 yr out
Psychology, General17 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$45k4 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General14 graduates a year
$69k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods13 graduates a year · typical debt $24,985
$34k1 yr out
Criminal Justice and Corrections12 graduates a year · typical debt $25,500
$46k4 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other12 graduates a year · typical debt $24,040
$52k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing11 graduates a year
$93k4 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods11 graduates a year · typical debt $25,250
$53k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

751 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 60%Hispanic 5%Black 8%Asian 1%Two or more 5%International 15%

Women and men

Women 54%Men 46%
11 : 1
students per teacher
10%
get Pell grants (lower income)
19%
take federal loans
6%
undergrads 25 or older
11%
study part time
The town around it

Living in McCandless Township

6% of McCandless Township’s 28,439 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ McCandless Township pages.

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$1,326/momedian rent · 10% above the state$350Kmedian home value · 38% above the stateA−Safety Grade21° / 83°January low / July high · 20" of snowAHealth GradeAll colleges in and near McCandless TownshipCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
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Straight-line distances from La Roche University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.