Laurel Business Institute
Acceptance rate
76.9%
2025
Peer median 75.2%
Tuition per year
$13,713
$17,333 with room and board
Peer median $16,071
Undergraduates
518
Student-faculty ratio 9:1
Peer median 16 : 1
Graduation rate
79.4%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 79.4%
Peer median 56.2%
“Peers” are all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- Uniontown, Pennsylvania
- Website
- laurel.edu
- Undergraduates
- 518
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Distant town
- Nearest major city
- Pittsburgh, about 40 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), about 50 mi
- Also known as
- LTIU
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Nancy Decker (President & CEO)
- Phone
- 7244394900
- City
- Uniontown, Pennsylvania
- Address
- 11 East Penn St, Uniontown, PA 15401
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 75.2% · all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 94.3%, women 90.2%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 8 in 10
337 applicants in 2025, 76.9% admitted
259 admitted 78 not admitted Yield 61.0%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Office Management/Administration. | $32,963 | |
| Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder. | $32,963 | |
| Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist. | $66,973 | |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist. | $66,973 | |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician. | - | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Electrician. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Computing. | - | |
| Network and System Administration/Administrator. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Business/Management. | - |
Students
518 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 24:76 · Freshman retention 75.9%
- Continuing undergraduates 238
- First-year undergraduates 158
- Transfers and others 122
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (518)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$17,333
- Undergraduate tuition
- $13,713
- Room and board
- $3,620
Peer median tuition + room and board $24,872 · all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 41% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 12%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$7.8M
Expenses$7.9M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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West Virginia UniversityMorgantown · 22.2 mi
U.S. News #227
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Washington and Jefferson CollegeWashington · 33.0 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh · 39.1 mi
U.S. News #14
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Chatham UniversityPittsburgh · 39.2 mi
U.S. News #236
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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh · 39.3 mi
U.S. News #59
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Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh · 39.5 mi
U.S. News #156
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Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township · 49.8 mi
U.S. News #219
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Shenandoah UniversityWinchester · 97.8 mi
U.S. News #288
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Juniata CollegeHuntingdon · 99.1 mi
Liberal Arts #91
Peer median 0.0 · all 108 private associate's colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.