Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carlow University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 2,416 students in fall 2024, including 1,355 undergraduates and 1,061 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Carlow University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 81 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Early Childhood Education and Teaching, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 751 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 40 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
2,416
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
751
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
81
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 81
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
84%
First-year retention, part-time students
63%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
301
Associate degrees
9
Master's degrees
345
Professional doctorates
30
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
23
Postbaccalaureate certificates
31
Post-master's certificates
12
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,416
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,355
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,061
Full-time, fall 2024
55%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,863
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,623
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,240
Full-time, 2024-25
43%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
79%
Men
21%
White
71%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
40
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
21%
Students taking some online courses
43%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA, NSCAA
Athletic conference
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
President
Dr. Kathy Humphrey
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact