- The Inkwell
- Iowa
- Clarke University
Dubuque, IACity: smallZIP 52001Founded 1843
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1843
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.clarke.edu
IowaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Clarke University
Clarke University is a private nonprofit university in Dubuque, Iowa, with 742 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 52% within six years and costs $26,095 a year after aid.
52%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention67%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans66%
$26,095net price / year
72%admission rate
1054average SAT
52%graduate in 6 years
$58,625median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#872 of 1,704 for earnings#1,294 of 1,739 for lowest net price#960 of 1,738 for graduation rate#616 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $56,056tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $42,420
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $42,420
- Average net price
- $26,095national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,155
$30,001–48,000$24,451
$48,001–75,000$20,761
$75,001–110,000$27,677
$110,001+$31,569
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1054
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 430–570
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college67%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college52%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 52%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,572
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,625middle 50%: $44,117–$78,882
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,882
Median, Clarke University$58,625
Lower quarter$44,117
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 742
- Part-time
- 2.4%
- Women / men
- 46% / 54%
- Average age at entry
- 20.8
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 66%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,842 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,352
- Endowment, end of year
- $32,726,988
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White52%
Hispanic12%
Black13%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident11%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown5.4%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Education19%
Health professions15%
Parks, recreation & fitness11%
Psychology8.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.9%
Visual & performing arts5.9%
Computer & information sciences4.7%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 153126. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5127510.