- The Inkwell
- Iowa
- Graceland University-Lamoni
Lamoni, IARural: remoteZIP 50140Founded 1895
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1895
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.graceland.edu
IowaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Graceland University-Lamoni
Graceland University-Lamoni is a private nonprofit university in Lamoni, Iowa, with 798 undergraduates. It admits 81% of applicants, graduates 44% within six years and costs $19,899 a year after aid.
44%graduate
Admission rate81%
Retention55%
4-year graduation35%
Pell Grant share53%
Federal loans68%
$19,899net price / year
81%admission rate
—average SAT
44%graduate in 6 years
$53,979median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,628median debt
#1,070 of 1,704 for earnings#863 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,240 of 1,738 for graduation rate#881 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
- $36,250tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $22,040
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,040
- Average net price
- $19,899national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,745
$30,001–48,000$22,882
$48,001–75,000$17,632
$75,001–110,000$20,980
$110,001+$21,450
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 81%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college81%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college55%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college44%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college53%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 44%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 35%
- First-year retention
- 55%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,808
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,979middle 50%: $34,604–$82,266
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,628
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,266
Median, Graceland University-Lamoni$53,979
Lower quarter$34,604
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
- 798
- Part-time
- 3.0%
- Women / men
- 41% / 59%
- Average age at entry
- 23.8
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 53%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,885 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,650
- Endowment, end of year
- $49,294,369
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White45%
Hispanic14%
Black20%
Asian0.8%
Two or more races6.1%
U.S. nonresident10%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.4%
Unknown1.6%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions27%
Business & management19%
Education11%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.1%
Psychology6.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.1%
Liberal arts & humanities3.5%
Visual & performing arts3.5%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 153366. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3113029.