La Salle University
President Daniel J. Allen | | |
Academic staff | 373[2] | |
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Students | 5,191 (2019)[3] | |
Undergraduates | 3,904 (2019)[3] | |
Postgraduates | 1,287 (2019)[3] | |
Location | , , U.S. 40°02′21″N 75°09′12″W / 40.03925°N 75.15325°W | |
Campus | Urban, 130 acres (526,091.3 m2) | |
Colors | Blue and gold[4] | |
Nickname | Explorers | |
Sporting affiliations | ||
Mascot | The Explorer | |
Website | www | |
La Salle University (
History
La Salle College was founded in March 1863 as an all-male college by Brother Teliow and Archbishop
The 1930s proved to be a tumultuous decade for La Salle, which was nearly bankrupt after being unable to sell the 1240 North Broad Street property. The main academic building on campus, College Hall was unable to be finished due to a lack of funds, and the college nearly closed in the late 1930s. The college's closing was prevented by a 75th Anniversary Fund Drive in 1938, spearheaded by Philadelphia businessman John McCarthy. Funds raised from this drive also enabled La Salle to purchase a tract of land to the east of 19th Street, where Philadelphia had intended to build a city college.
La Salle nearly closed again due to a lack of students during
La Salle admitted women to its regular classes in 1970, becoming a fully co-educational institution. A year later, La Salle opened Olney Hall,[5] its main academic building. It also continued to expand its property throughout the 1970s and 1980s, buying land along Chew Avenue in the Germantown section of the city, along with the Belfield Estate in 1984, and to the south of main-campus, the orphanage run by the Sisters of St. Basil the Great. It was also during this era, in 1984, that La Salle was granted University status. In 2007, La Salle acquired the former Germantown Hospital, now West Campus, and constructed The Shoppes at La Salle shopping center across the street in 2008. The construction of the Shoppes at La Salle and addition of The Fresh Grocer ended a decades-long food desert in Germantown.[6]
In October 2015, La Salle inaugurated its first
Governance
The university is led by its
Academics
Within La Salle is the College of Professional and Continuing Studies and its three Schools: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, and Nursing & Health Sciences. Communication, Nursing, and Education are the largest majors at La Salle. Courses in the programs may be offered in traditional, online, or hybrid formats.[12]
Tuition and financial aid
In the Fall 2017 semester, La Salle University decreased its tuition by 29%, citing affordability for all students and a "renaissance" at the school.[13] Even prior to the tuition reduction, La Salle was recognized for its value.[14][15][16]
Admissions
Undergraduate fall enrollment declined from more than 4,500 in 2012 to 3,900 in 2018.[17]
The average GPA for an admitted student at La Salle is a 3.35 on a 4.0 scale.[18] Its acceptance rate is labeled as "moderately difficult" and admits about 75 percent of students who apply. La Salle requires SAT or ACT scores and an essay for admission. La Salle also uses the common application for prospective students in the United States.
According to The New York Times, the median family income of a student from La Salle is about $91,000 per year. 40 percent of La Salle students come from families in the top 20 percent of income. 37.1 percent come from families in the bottom 60 percent of income (<$65,000 per year). Less than 1 percent come from families in the top 1 percent of income ($650k+).[19][20]
Academic rankings
Forbes[23] | 377 | |
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WSJ / College Pulse[24] | 311 |
Publisher | Ranking System | Year | Ranking |
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The Economist | College Rankings | 2015 | 99[16] |
Time Money Magazine | Colleges that Add the Most Value | 2016 | 5[14] |
U.S. News & World Report | Best Colleges for Veterans | 2017 | 19[25] |
U.S. News & World Report | Best Value Schools | 2017 | 16[26] |
U.S. News & World Report | MBA Programs Where Graduates Find Jobs Quickly | 2017 | 4[27] |
U.S. News & World Report | Best Colleges, Regional Universities North | 2018 | 34[28] |
Athletics
La Salle University's 20
La Salle's teams have won two national
. Not only are both universities situated in Philadelphia, but they are also both Catholic, private institutions.The name "Explorer" derives from a 1931 mistake made by a
In 2016, La Salle University changed its tagline from "Never Stop Exploring" to "Explorers are Never Lost".[29]
Men's basketball
The program has been rated the 53rd "Greatest College Basketball Program of All-Time" by Street & Smith's magazine and 71st by the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia.
La Salle has won one National Championship, one
La Salle's last successful run in the NCAA Tournament a surprising run in 2013 when La Salle went to the Sweet Sixteen as an
La Salle also has an extensive history of players who played professional basketball, including Michael Brooks, (1980 College Player of the Year),
The Explorers play in Tom Gola Arena as their main home stadium and The Palestra for Philadelphia Big 5 games.
Women's basketball
Campus
La Salle moved to its fourth and present location in 1931. The campus is located in part on
La Salle's campus is located in the Logan, Philadelphia-Ogontz/Belfield neighborhood of Philadelphia. In May 2007, La Salle created their West Campus after buying a portion of Germantown Hospital in the Germantown neighborhood of the city. La Salle's campus is divided into 3 parts: North, South, and West campus. Both the North and South parts of campus are located in the Logan, Philadelphia-Belfield area of Philadelphia, and the western portion of campus (west of Wister Street) is located in the Germantown, Philadelphia neighborhood of the city.
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Connelly Library
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Roland Holroyd Science Center
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Hansen Quad
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Wister Hall
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Communications Center
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North Residence Halls Complex at 20th & Olney Ave.
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St. John Baptiste De La Salle with a student.
La Salle University Art Museum
The La Salle Art Museum is located in the basement of Olney Hall and houses a collection of European and American art from the Renaissance to the present. The museum also owns a number of special collections including Japanese prints. The art museum is also home to the Walking Madonna, one of four by the British artist
Student housing
In 2011, St. Basil's Court was considered by DormSplash.com as the best dorm in the country.[36][37] St. Basil's Court is mostly home to honors students, athletes, and upperclassmen.
Living styles vary by location. In North Residence Halls and St. Neumann, men and women live in the same building but on different floors. In St. Basil's, men and women live on the same floors but on different sides of the hall. In the St. Miguel Townhouses and Apartments, men and women live with the same gender in their own living space with a kitchen and bathrooms. In 2016, students voted to have
Expansion
La Salle has spent about $75 million in renovations going back to 2005. In the Fall of 2005, the $26 million first phase of this master plan was completed with the construction of Tree Tops Cafe (dining hall) and St. Basil Court (Residence Hall).[40] St. Basil's houses approximately 430 students. Three of the building's wings feature "suites", in which four students share two bedrooms and one bathroom. The fourth wing's rooms have the traditional one-room for housing two students with communal bathrooms. The facilities have lounges, study rooms, and special purpose rooms.[41]
A $2.5 million athletic field renovation was completed in the Fall of 2006.[42][13]
In May 2007, the university purchased adjacent Germantown Hospital for $10 million. The 24 acres (97,000 m2) acquired has become "West Campus", and increased the campus size by 25 percent.[43] A $15 million shopping center and supermarket complex opened in Fall 2008 across from the Germantown Hospital.[44] The Shoppes at La Salle was formerly home to the university's softball field and other recreational areas. The renovated Holroyd Science Center was completed in Fall 2009 and a new business school opened in West Campus in January 2016.
In the summer of 2016, McShain Hall in the middle of campus was torn down and replaced with more green space. The new quad was named after its donor, the Hansen family.
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In the fall of 2016, La Salle changed its motto from "Never Stop Exploring" to "Explorers are Never Lost".[29] The change reflected a new brand campaign, coinciding with the announcement that La Salle would decrease tuition by more than 29 percent.[13]
Student life
Students at La Salle are offered many opportunities to participate at different degrees and in many different ways. There are several organizations and a student programming center whose mission is primarily to plan activities (games, movie nights, bus trips, etc.) for the students of La Salle University. The Communication Department operates
Demographics
About 55 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing and 45 percent of students live off campus near the university or commute from home. The gender distribution is about 37 percent male students and 63 percent female students. Of La Salle students, about 35 percent have cars on campus.[47] It has a total undergraduate enrollment of about 3,947, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 133 acres.
Student media
La Salle TV
La Salle TV is a student run,
La Salle TV features a variety of student-produced programs, including collegiate sports,[49] entertainment, and social issues. Original student films are broadcast in addition to interviews with local and national authors, actors, musicians, athletes, and television personalities. During the academic year when the majority of new programming is produced, each show is assigned a specific timeslot. Two-hour station masters containing non-dated material fill the remaining time. The hours between 8:00pm and 12:00am are used mainly for new La Salle-produced programs.
The Collegian
The Collegian published its first issue on March 16, 1931. It is the only on-campus newspaper for La Salle. It is published weekly every Thursday throughout the school year. The newspaper is written, edited, and produced by La Salle students underneath a faculty adviser. The newspaper is not independent, meaning that it has restrictions placed by the University on what it can publish. Restrictions are placed by the Division of Student Affairs and sometimes the President's Office.
WEXP
WEXP is a
WEXP opened its studio in 1972. Initially, the radio station could only be heard inside the Student Union building. However, with the advent of computers in every dorm, where AM radios became scarcer to find, the station chose to embark on an Internet-only focus, setting up a partnership with live365 beginning in the fourth quarter of 2002. The shift in focus re-energized the station by recruiting more members and boosting listenership both on campus and across the country.[51]
Greek life
One of the aspects of La Salle's social scene are its fraternities and sororities. In total, La Salle has fourteen Greek life organizations: Ten traditional fraternities and sororities, two Divine Nine (historically black) organizations, and two co-educational fraternities.
Fraternities
La Salle has six chartered fraternities, five of which are nationally recognized. Sigma Phi Lambda—not to be confused with Sigma Phi Lambda, the nationally recognized sorority founded in Austin, Texas—is the only unrecognized national fraternity on La Salle's campus. Sigma Phi Lambda, however, was La Salle University's first and oldest fraternity.[52]
National Fraternity | Greek Letters |
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Sigma Phi Epsilon | ΣΦΕ |
Alpha Chi Rho | ΑΧΡ |
Alpha Phi Delta | ΑΦΔ |
Delta Sigma Phi | ΔΣΦ |
Sigma Phi Lambda | ΣΦΛ |
Phi Beta Sigma | ΦΒΣ |
Sororities
La Salle's Greek life community consists of six sororities. Sororities were incorporated at La Salle after 1970, once the school started admitting women. Five La Salle sororities are nationally recognized: Alpha Sigma Tau, Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Phi Epsilon, Phi Mu, and Zeta Phi Beta. Alpha Theta Alpha's only charter is at La Salle University, where the sorority originally began. Alpha Theta Alpha was La Salle University's first sorority.[53]
National Fraternity | Greek Letters |
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Alpha Theta Alpha | ΑΘΑ |
Alpha Sigma Tau | ΑΣΤ |
Gamma Phi Beta | ΓΦΒ |
Delta Phi Epsilon | ΔΦΕ |
Phi Mu | ΦΜ |
Zeta Phi Beta | ΖΦΒ |
Co-educational fraternities
In addition, La Salle also offers two co-educational fraternities: a business fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi, and a community service fraternity, Epsilon Sigma Alpha.[54]
National Fraternity | Greek Letters |
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Epsilon Sigma Alpha | ΕΣΑ |
Delta Sigma Pi | ΔΣΠ |
University ministry and service
La Salle's religiously-affiliated University Ministry and Service (UMAS) program offers student ministry and community service opportunities for students. Regardless of religious affiliation, La Salle students can participate in more than a dozen weekly service and volunteer projects in Philadelphia including working at
Students can also participate in service trips, known as Lasallian Immersion and Volunteer Experiences (LIVE). Service trips occur domestically and internationally. Domestic service trips include going to Habitat for Humanity programs, working in Harlan, Kentucky in Appalachia, and even going to local locations like Camden, New Jersey. International service trip volunteers go to Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, and more. Each student's trip is subsidized by the school and by their own fundraising initiatives.[55]
Notable alumni
La Salle alumni have earned numerous accolades, scholarships, and titles including an
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William J. Burns, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
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Jim Kenney, Former Mayor of Philadelphia
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Tom Gola, former basketball player, who is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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U.S. Representative
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Peter Boyle, actor
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Jessica Barth, actress
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Bill Raftery, college basketball analyst and former coach
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U.S. Representative
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Joe Bryant, basketball coach and father of Kobe Bryant
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Matthew Quick, author of Silver Linings Playbook
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Fran Dunphy, college basketball coach
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U.S. Representative
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Michael J. Stack III, former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
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