La Salle University Description:
Admissions Data (2011):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 73%
- What Are Your Chances? (from Cappex.com)
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 440 / 540
- SAT Math: 440 / 550
- SAT Writing: - / -
- ACT Composite: 19 / 25
- ACT English: - / -
- ACT Math: - / -
Enrollment (2010):
- Total Enrollment: 6,636 (4,487 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 35% Male / 65% Female
- 74% Full-time
Costs (2011 - 12):
- Tuition and Fees: $35,240
- Books: $500 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $10,920
- Other Expenses: $1,050
- Total Cost: $47,710
La Salle University Financial Aid (2009 - 10):
- Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 100%
- La Salle University Scholarships (Cappex.com)
- Percentage of New Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 98%
- Loans: 85%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $19,750
- Loans: $7,030
Most Popular Majors:
Graduation and Retention Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 83%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 61%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 74%
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La Salle University Mission Statement:
"La Salle University, dedicated in the traditions of the Christian Brothers to excellence in teaching and to concern for both ultimate values and for the individual values of its students, is a private Roman Catholic University committed to providing a liberal education of both general and specialized studies.
As a Catholic university, La Salle strives to offer, through effective teaching, quality education founded on the idea that one's intellectual and spiritual development go hand in hand, complementing and fulfilling each other. The University has, as its basic purpose, the free search for truth by teaching its students the basic skills, knowledge, and values that they will need for a life of human dignity. The programs of the University also aim at preparing students for informed service and progressive leadership in their communities and to fulfilling the immediate and final goals of their lives."
