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Laurel Business Institute

Uniontown, Pennsylvania·Private for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·laurel.edu
6-yr Graduation
69%
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Total enrollment
518
peer median 263
Avg net price
$7,825
-$10k vs Community College
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About

Laurel Business Institute is a private career-focused educational institution located in Pennsylvania. It offers a variety of programs across several areas, including business, healthcare, technology, and the arts, but specific founding year and size details were not provided.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
337
337 candidates competed
Admitted
259
76.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
158
61.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
69%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

39.5pp gap
Pell recipients
85%57 of 67
Non-Pell (all)
45%20 of 44
Subsidized loan, no Pell
92%11 of 12
No Federal Aid
28%9 of 32

Pell recipients here graduate at a 39.5-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 24 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 20 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
24
Passing
3
12.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
4.2% of portfolio
Fail rate
4.2%
+3.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

24programs
  • Passing3 · 12.5%
  • No Data20 · 83.3%
  • Failing1 · 4.2%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
20

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-16.2%
$29,562 vs $35,274
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+9.4%
$38,582 vs $35,274
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+33.3%
$47,004 vs $35,274
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+86.4%
$65,763 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
46%
$12,000 debt · $26,116 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
39%
$11,763 debt · $30,509 earn
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$7,915 debt · $28,627 earn
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
26%
$12,271 debt · $47,004 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2017Next review Dec 2027
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Accredited since 1987

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 5

  1. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Apr 2024Initial Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Mar 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  5. Feb 2018Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,273
$30–48k$5,672
$48–75k$7,275
$75–110k$7,293
$110k+$15,033

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$7,825
-$10,120vs Community College median $17,945
Federal loans
71.5%
In-state tuition
$13,713
Out-of-state
$13,713

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 559 students received $3.6M in Pell grants, alongside $5.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
559
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.6M
$3,588,800 total
Direct Loans
$5.7M
1,175 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.2M
559 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.1M
578 loan awards
Parent PLUS$368K
38 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 172 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
172
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.9%
2017
6.6%
2018
5.3%
2019
1.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Laurel Business Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs20
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

140 total completions
01Health Professions
9567.9%
02Construction Trades
3122.1%
03Computer Sciences
96.4%
04Business
53.6%
05Family/Consumer Sci
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
518
12-mo unduplicated
868
Undergraduate
868
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
23%203
Women
77%665

Race / ethnicity composition

White
80.0%
Black
12.0%
Two or more
4.9%
Unknown
1.6%
Hispanic
0.8%
Asian
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 397 students

3-year trend

7.022 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    9.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    44

    Laurel Business Institute vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Laurel Business Institute selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectLaurel Business Institute
    		69%—518$7,825Community College
    Douglas Education Center
    		——178$27,348Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
    Great Lakes Institute of Technology
    		—75.9%335$17,540Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Laurel Technical Institute
    		—85.3%163$6,778Community College
    Penn Commercial Business/Technical School
    		—55.8%265$18,350Community College
    South Hills School of Business & Technology
    		—97.3%260$19,673Community College
    Peer group median69%80.6%263$17,945

    Institutions like Laurel Business Institute

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Laurel Business Institute's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Laurel Business Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Laurel Business Institute.

    What is the graduation rate at Laurel Business Institute?

    Laurel Business Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 69% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Laurel Business Institute?

    Laurel Business Institute reports a total enrollment of 518 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Laurel Business Institute?

    The average net price at Laurel Business Institute is $7,825 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Laurel Business Institute?

    Laurel Business Institute's yield rate is 61.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Laurel Business Institute located?

    Laurel Business Institute is located in Uniontown, Pennsylvania 15401.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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