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Robert Morris University

Moon Township, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·rmu.edu
6-yr Graduation
66%
+1.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
5,275
peer median 4,732
Avg net price
$25,747
+$478 vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
6,933
6,933 candidates competed
Admitted
6,232
89.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
633
10.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
66%+1.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
52%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
66%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
61%
Non-Pell
74%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 116 Title IV programs, 23 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 93 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
116
Passing
23
19.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

116programs
  • Passing23 · 19.8%
  • No Data93 · 80.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
21
No data
93

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.

23
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+20.4%
$70,742 vs $58,761
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+23.9%
$43,698 vs $35,274
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+30.5%
$46,025 vs $35,274
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+31.0%
$60,779 vs $46,391
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+42.3%
$50,182 vs $35,274
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+52.1%
$53,657 vs $35,274
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+52.6%
$89,653 vs $58,761
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+53.0%
$53,974 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

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

20
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
65%
$82,000 debt · $125,509 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
62%
$26,999 debt · $43,698 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
59%
$26,989 debt · $46,025 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
54%
$27,000 debt · $50,182 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
50%
$27,000 debt · $53,657 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
48%
$26,000 debt · $53,974 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
45%
$27,000 debt · $60,394 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
42%
$27,000 debt · $64,349 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1968Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 5

  1. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  5. Nov 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$22,158
$30–48k$19,989
$48–75k$21,568
$75–110k$26,392
$110k+$30,770

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

Avg net price (private)
$25,747
+$478vs Doctoral/Professional median $25,269
Federal loans
46.3%
In-state tuition
$34,940
Out-of-state
$34,940

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,032 students received $5.9M in Pell grants, alongside $21.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,032
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.9M
$5,889,506 total
Direct Loans
$21.3M
3,322 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.0M
1,211 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.1M
1,443 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.6M
244 loan awards
Parent PLUS$6.9M
381 loan awards
Grad PLUS$753K
43 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.

Of 1,192 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (1.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,192
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.5%
2017
5.3%
2018
3.7%
2019
1.2%
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 Robert Morris

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs88
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

876 total completions
01Business
34138.9%
02Health Professions
15217.4%
03Security/Protective
10111.5%
04Computer Sciences
10111.5%
05Engineering
525.9%
06Education
465.3%
07Psychology
323.7%
08Biological Sciences
182.1%
09Communication
171.9%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
161.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,275
12-mo unduplicated
5,581
Undergraduate
4,321
Graduate
1,260

Gender split

Men
55%3,073
Women
45%2,508

Race / ethnicity composition

White
72.8%
Black
8.4%
Non-resident
8.2%
Two or more
5.3%
Hispanic
2.9%
Asian
1.6%
Unknown
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
469
265 M · 204 W
Women athletes
43.5%
Athletic aid
$8.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$21.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$4.6M
$4.0M
Recruiting expense
$194K
$132K
Head-coach salaries
$170K
$97K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
117 M ·
$3.7M
Lacrosse
49 M · 34 W
$1.7M
Soccer
30 M · 31 W
$1.5M
Ice Hockey
29 M · 24 W
$2.8M
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
· 47 W
$762K
Basketball
15 M · 15 W
$3.9M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.46
5 offenses · 3,431 students

3-year trend

0.242 yrs ago0.531 yr ago1.46Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
12
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3
Fondling
2

By location

5total
  • On campus5

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
0
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons05
Drugs39
Liquor437

Residence-hall fires

  • Yorktown Hall1 fire
    Hazardous productDamage $1,000-$9,999

Data quality: 5 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
165

Robert Morris vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Robert Morris selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectRobert Morris University
66%5,275$25,747Doctoral/Professional
Gannon University
67%74.2%4,189$23,206Doctoral/Professional
Widener University
68%70.9%5,713$30,470Doctoral/Professional
La Salle University
58%96.6%3,153$21,409Doctoral/Professional
Wilkes University
63%90.6%5,381$27,700Doctoral/Professional
Point Park University
59%96.9%3,448$24,791Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median65%90.6%4,732$25,269

Frequently asked questions about Robert Morris University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Robert Morris.

What is the graduation rate at Robert Morris University?

Robert Morris University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 66% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Robert Morris University?

Robert Morris University reports a total enrollment of 5,275 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Robert Morris University?

The average net price at Robert Morris University is $25,747 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Robert Morris University?

Robert Morris University's yield rate is 10.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Robert Morris University located?

Robert Morris University is located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108-1189.

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