Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Benedictine)
Location Latrobe, PA
Population 400,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (10% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,260
Men / Women 60% / 40%
From State 73%
From Region 13%
Athletes 50.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Black 5%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government 73 64% / 36% 3% $71,302 74 96%
Accounting 11 +1 55% / 45% 0% $76,041 80 100%
Business Administration 14 79% / 21% 7% $63,517 59 98%
Economics $76,650 81
Finance 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $80,928 85 95%
International Business 4 50% / 50% 25% $73,778 77
Investments and Securities 7 86% / 14% 0% $80,928 85 95%
Management Science 19 53% / 47% 0% $69,304 71
Managerial Economics 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $81,142 85
Marketing 11 +2 55% / 45% 0% $73,137 77 92%
Quantitative Economics 1 100% / 0% 0% $77,082 81
Political Science 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $58,734 47
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 210 51% / 49% 1% $59,212 48 97%
Engineering 3 67% / 33% 0% $85,963 88
Environmental Engineering $80,500 84
Materials Engineering $87,156 89
Mechanical Engineering 9 78% / 22% 11% $90,030 91
Computer Science 12 92% / 8% 0% $88,279 90
Cybersecurity 7 100% / 0% 0% $78,772 83
Data Science 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $79,345 83
Information Technology $81,808 85 100%
Chemistry 1 100% / 0% 0% $64,311 61
Financial Mathematics 1 100% / 0% 0% $76,341 80
Mathematics 8 +3 75% / 25% 0% $57,522 43 94%
Physics 2 100% / 0% 0% $68,433 69
Biochemistry 5 40% / 60% 0% $62,137 56
Biology $66,264 65
Cellular and Molecular Biology 9 56% / 44% 0% $62,690 57
Ecology 11 18% / 82% 0% $53,596 31
Population Biology 1 0% / 100% 0% $62,527 57
Environmental Science 4 50% / 50% 0% $52,938 29
Natural Sciences $53,395 30
Health Sciences 12 50% / 50% 0% $64,107 60
Business Analytics 3 100% / 0% 0% $72,660 76
Sport Management 6 83% / 17% 0% $53,139 30
Anthropology $48,795 18
Communication 15 +1 67% / 33% 0% $52,599 28 93%
Communication Studies $52,599 28
Creative Writing 2 0% / 100% 0% $47,686 16
Educational Psychology 3 0% / 100% 33% $52,880 29
English 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $50,956 24 100%
General Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,981 26
History 8 +1 50% / 50% 0% $43,077 9 100%
Liberal Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,714 23
Philosophy $47,416 15
Philosophy 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $47,236 15
Philosophy and Religious Studies $47,152 15
Psychology 20 +2 15% / 85% 0% $54,075 33 100%
Public/Applied History 2 0% / 100% 0% $43,077 9 100%
Sociology $49,135 19
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0%
Sports Communication 5 100% / 0% 0% $51,961 26
Theology 3 +5 33% / 67% 0% $49,629 20
Early Childhood Education 10 20% / 80% 0% $50,749 23 95%
Middle School Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $50,749 23 95%
Physical Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,328 27
Art History and Criticism 1 0% / 100% 0% $40,844 6
Digital Arts 12 +2 58% / 42% 8% $43,801 10
Music 1 100% / 0% 0% $41,448 7
Criminology 14 +1 43% / 57% 0% $54,508 34 96%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $45,289
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 62%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 27.9% 79 67% / 33% 3% $70,452 73 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.1% 71 39% / 61% 1% $51,259 24 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.2% 26 35% / 65% 0% $58,730 47
Computer Science 8.1% 23 91% / 9% 0% $83,832 87
Education 5.7% 16 19% / 81% 0% $50,848 23 95%
Arts 4.9% 14 57% / 43% 7% $43,422 9
Professional 4.9% 14 43% / 57% 0% $54,508 34 96%
Engineering 4.2% 12 75% / 25% 8% $89,013 90
Health Sciences 4.2% 12 50% / 50% 0% $64,107 60
Physical Sciences & Math 4.2% 12 83% / 17% 0% $61,475 54 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.4% 4 50% / 50% 0% $52,938 29

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Computer Science
Education
Engineering
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences & Math
Total

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 73% 73%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 61%
SAT Range 1020 – 1230
SAT Math Range 510 – 610
SAT RW Range 510 – 620