Match #1
King's College-Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Profile closeness89/100
Admit rate93%
- 1,484 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 61%, close to 60%
- Enrollment 1,484 students, close to 1,953
The colleges most similar to La Salle University are King's College-Pennsylvania, Immaculata University, and Mercyhurst University. La Salle University admits 97% of applicants and has an average net price of $19,758 a year; 1 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 0 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with La Salle University. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to La Salle University
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Match #2
Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA
Profile closeness86/100
Admit rate86%
- 1,320 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 63%, close to 60%
- Enrollment 1,320 students, close to 1,953
Match #3
Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA
Profile closeness82/100
Admit rate81%
- 2,191 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 61%, close to 60%
- Enrollment 2,191 students, close to 1,953
Match #4
Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA
Profile closeness82/100
Admit rate90%
- 1,067 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 58%, close to 60%
- Acceptance rate 90%, close to 97%
Match #5
Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA
Profile closeness81/100
Admit rate87%
- 1,348 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 1,348 students, close to 1,953
- Average net price $22,455, close to $19,758
Match #6
Gannon University
Erie, PA
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate74%
- 2,365 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Enrollment 2,365 students, close to 1,953
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #7
Marywood University
Scranton, PA
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate61%
- 1,784 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Enrollment 1,784 students, close to 1,953
- Average net price $21,059, close to $19,758
Match #8
DeSales University
Center Valley, PA
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate77%
- 2,128 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Fringe
- Enrollment 2,128 students, close to 1,953
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Seton Hill University-Pennsylvania
Greensburg, PA
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate80%
- 1,492 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 67%, close to 60%
- Enrollment 1,492 students, close to 1,953
Match #10
Holy Family University-Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate71%
- 2,464 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 67%, close to 60%
- Enrollment 2,464 students, close to 1,953
Questions about La Salle University alternatives
What colleges are similar to La Salle University?
The closest matches to La Salle University are King's College-Pennsylvania, Immaculata University, Mercyhurst University, Gwynedd Mercy University, and Carlow University. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is La Salle University hard to get into?
La Salle University admitted 97% of its 5,818 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 0 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which La Salle University alternatives cost less?
1 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than La Salle University ($19,758 a year), including Holy Family University-Pennsylvania ($12,882). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
