La Roche College
9000 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Description
LaRoche College is a four-year Catholic school that offers in-demand majors, traditional academics, and opportunities for international students. In all of LaRoche’s programs, students get personalized attention in technologically up-to-date classrooms.
LaRoche College’s list of majors feature high-demand fields like Business, Criminal Justice, Forensics, Graphic Design, Information Technology, Nursing and Radiologic Technology.
Other available majors include Film, Performing Arts, Psychology and Religious Studies. Master’s degrees are also awarded in such fields as Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Accounting.
LaRoche’s Pacem In Terris Institute is designed specifically to provide an education to students from countries that have experienced wars or other types of cultural conflicts.
Since LaRoche is a small school, students have the benefit of small classes and consequently get personalized attention from faculty.
The small college environment also gives students the opportunity to get to know one another both in and out of class.
Through student life activities such as the school newspaper and academic, special interest and academic clubs, students may get to be part of LaRoche’s tight-knit community.
Those applying for undergraduate admission will need to submit an application and transcripts. Prospective Nursing and graduate students have additional requirements.
Financial aid is available to those who qualify.
Quick Facts
Location
Mid-Atlantic
Setting
Large City Setting
Type
Private
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Size
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot
Redhawks
Website
On-Campus Housing Available
Yes
In-State Tuition
$21,638
Out-of-State Tuition
$21,638
Selectivity
Selective
Enrollment
1,356
Students
- Full-Time Undergrad Students
- 1,293
- Freshman Class
- 193
- Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
- 1,356
Undergraduate vs. Graduate
- Undergraduate
- 95%
- Graduate
- 5%
Full-Time vs. Part-time Students
- Full-Time
- 98%
- Part-Time
- 2%
Students Coming From In-State vs. Out-of-State
- In-State
- 75%
- Out-of-State
- 25%
Gender of Students
- Women
- 64%
- Men
- 36%
Ethnic Diversity
- African-American
- 5%
- Caucasian
- 75%
- Latino
- 1%
- Other
- 19%
Students State Origin
- Pennsylvania
- 75%
- Ohio
- 2%
- Maryland
- 2%
- Texas
- 1%
- West Virginia
- 1%
- Other
- 19%
International Students
- International
- 10%
- Domestic
- 90%