- The Inkwell
- Iowa
- University of Dubuque
Dubuque, IACity: smallZIP 52001Founded 1852
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1852
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.dbq.edu
IowaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
University of Dubuque
University of Dubuque is a private nonprofit university in Dubuque, Iowa, with 1,440 undergraduates. It admits 89% of applicants, graduates 45% within six years and costs $25,171 a year after aid.
45%graduate
Admission rate89%
Retention77%
4-year graduation33%
Pell Grant share42%
Federal loans95%
$25,171net price / year
89%admission rate
1110average SAT
45%graduate in 6 years
$60,869median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,513median debt
#729 of 1,704 for earnings#1,237 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,213 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,140 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
- $55,110tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $44,190
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $44,190
- Average net price
- $25,171national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,076
$30,001–48,000$22,425
$48,001–75,000$20,064
$75,001–110,000$26,588
$110,001+$27,454
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 89%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 490–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college89%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college45%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college42%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 45%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,348
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,869middle 50%: $43,323–$83,203
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,513
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,203
Median, University of Dubuque$60,869
Lower quarter$43,323
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
- 1,440
- Part-time
- 13%
- Women / men
- 39% / 61%
- Average age at entry
- 22.2
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 42%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,559 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,822
- Endowment, end of year
- $281,638,321
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White71%
Hispanic3.8%
Black9.0%
Asian1.4%
Two or more races0.5%
U.S. nonresident2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown11%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management19%
Transportation & materials moving17%
Education10%
Health professions10%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.7%
Computer & information sciences5.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 153278. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q910669.