- The Inkwell
- Iowa
- Loras College
Dubuque, IACity: smallZIP 52004Founded 1839
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1839
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.loras.edu
IowaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Loras College
Loras College is a private nonprofit college in Dubuque, Iowa, with 1,083 undergraduates. It admits 100% of applicants, graduates 64% within six years and costs $22,910 a year after aid.
64%graduate
Admission rate100%
Retention82%
4-year graduation49%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans56%
$22,910net price / year
100%admission rate
—average SAT
64%graduate in 6 years
$63,900median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#609 of 1,704 for earnings#1,087 of 1,739 for lowest net price#547 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,498 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
- $54,674tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $41,418
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $41,418
- Average net price
- $22,910national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,837
$30,001–48,000$14,029
$48,001–75,000$17,982
$75,001–110,000$18,158
$110,001+$26,535
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 100%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college100%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college64%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 64%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 49%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 70%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,056
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,900middle 50%: $47,716–$90,683
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$90,683
Median, Loras College$63,900
Lower quarter$47,716
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
- 1,083
- Part-time
- 2.1%
- Women / men
- 42% / 58%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 74%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,039 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,934
- Endowment, end of year
- $56,095,391
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White74%
Hispanic8.2%
Black4.2%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races2.9%
U.S. nonresident5.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.6%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management22%
Parks, recreation & fitness16%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.2%
Engineering7.9%
Communication & journalism7.2%
Psychology7.2%
Education5.5%
Public administration & social service4.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 153825. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6678799.