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Out of the 103 colleges in Pennsylvania, LBI is ranked at #102.
LBI was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
The acceptance rate at Laurel Business Institute is 84%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that LBI is a good fit for you.
The student to faculty ratio at LBI is an impressive 8 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
The freshmen retention rate of 88% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Laurel Business Institute enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 238 undergraduates at LBI with 227 being full-time and 11 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,982 | $6,335 | $10,810 | $13,384 | $15,066 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of LBI, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At LBI, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $9,825 a year. That adds up to $39,300 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for LBI are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 11 East Penn St, Uniontown, PA 15401 |
| Phone: | 724-439-4900 |
| Website: | laurel.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology | 91 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 32 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 13 | NA |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 12 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 11 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 9 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 8 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 7 | NA |
| Information Technology | 6 | NA |
| Accounting | 5 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 93 students took at least one online class at Laurel Business Institute. This is a decrease from the 135 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 93 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 135 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 128 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 110 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Laurel Business Institute.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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