Allen College
Waterloo, IA · Private · Small city
Private institution in Waterloo, IA · 279 undergraduates · $71,261 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 13%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
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- In-state tuition & fees
- $20,4441,129th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,444878th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
- $18,750514th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $71,261260th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $65,078151st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
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- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2791,800th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.6%1,378th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 169 mi (MSP)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,234 | $55,964 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $55,512 | $55,080 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1989source
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Allen College’s 279 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IA
- St Luke's CollegeSioux City, IA · 192 undergrads
- Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA · 371 undergrads
- Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, IA · 183 undergrads
- Orion Technical CollegeDavenport, IA · 73 undergrads
- Divine Word CollegeEpworth, IA · 61 undergrads
- Palmer College of ChiropracticDavenport, IA · 41 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville, TN · 278 undergrads
- American College of EducationIndianapolis, IN · 277 undergrads
- Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC · 281 undergrads
- City College-HollywoodHollywood, FL · 275 undergrads
- University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. LouisSaint Louis, MO · 274 undergrads
- Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA · 273 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteallencollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 152798)
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- Compare with St Luke's CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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