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La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA 1,953 Undergrads 63.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$48,337
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$19,409
After Aid
Median Earnings
$70,254
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$19,409
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$70,254
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$67,416
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate63.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients40.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time86.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
96.6%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$616k
+$149k
+$131k
Median Cost$19k/yr
+$546k
+$79k
+$62k
Full Cost$48k/yr
+$442k
-$25k
-$43k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$19k/yr
41
88%
Full Cost$48k/yr
Never
-24%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return47%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-47%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$3,500
Earnings (4yr)
$37,618
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$26,531
Earnings (4yr)
$83,892
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,240
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,625
Earnings (4yr)
$73,920
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
$80,900
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Median Debt
$23,077
Earnings (4yr)
$61,594
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,347
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,759
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$27k
Median Debt
$26,480
Earnings (4yr)
$91,837
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$94,659
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
Median Debt
$25,594
Earnings (4yr)
$55,165
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,087
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,852
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,285
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,321
Earnings (4yr)
$76,518
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,103
Earnings (4yr)
$68,227
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$26,875
Earnings (4yr)
$55,765
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$56,792
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,250
Earnings (4yr)
$49,216
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,517
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Median Debt
$26,909
Earnings (4yr)
$100,679
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$294k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$28,454
Earnings (4yr)
$55,431
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,953
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,434
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Median Debt
$23,512
Earnings (4yr)
$64,444
Natl Median: $88,036
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,322
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,593
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,844
Earnings (4yr)
$101,144
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$120,754
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$386k
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,707
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,334
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$68,537
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$12,734
Earnings (4yr)
$69,946
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$113,038
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$318k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Literature
MastCIP: 2314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,337
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$82,256
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Median Debt
$85,566
Earnings (4yr)
$56,667
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$89,598
Earnings (4yr)
$133,908
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$499k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$93,485
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,658
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$161k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
Gr-CertCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,957
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,169
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$179,718
Earnings (4yr)
$113,093
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,982
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,347
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.