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Clarke University

Dubuque, IA · Private · Small city

Private institution in Dubuque, IA · 782 undergraduates · 68% acceptance rate · $55,396 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
$20,0681,073rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$39,6001,625th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,6001,591st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$52,8991,548th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,7171,547th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,396767th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,157583rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
54.9%962nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
67.4%1,356th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
68.2%563rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1060799th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7821,502nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
35.9%883rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 147 mi (ORD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 32 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$55,641$57,210
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$49,621$39,009
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$49,331$57,318
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$37,208—
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors$34,704$35,060
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$30,926$29,141
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $12,024,596 (M $7,524,415 · W $4,091,631 · Coed $408,550)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Clarke University’s 782 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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