Emmaus Bible College
Dubuque, IA · Private · Small city · EBC
Private institution in Dubuque, IA · 183 undergraduates · 98% acceptance rate · $42,631 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 19%Median graduate debt
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
- $12,904506th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $20,0001,114th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,000855th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $30,198945th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,750357th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,6311,481st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,6531,551st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 81.7%188th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.3%1,222nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 97.7%1,485th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1109663rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1831,878th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 40.3%687th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 148 mi (ORD)
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 10 of 10 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 4 sports
NCCAA Division II · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Emmaus Bible College’s 183 (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
- Allen CollegeWaterloo, IA · 279 undergrads
- Orion Technical CollegeDavenport, IA · 73 undergrads
- Divine Word CollegeEpworth, IA · 61 undergrads
- Palmer College of ChiropracticDavenport, IA · 41 undergrads
- Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA · 371 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Beis Medrash Heichal DovidFar Rockaway, NY · 183 undergrads
- Paier CollegeBridgeport, CT · 183 undergrads
- World Mission UniversityLos Angeles, CA · 180 undergrads
- Stone Child CollegeBox Elder, MT · 187 undergrads
- Trinity College of FloridaTrinity, FL · 187 undergrads
- CEM College-San JuanSan Juan, PR · 178 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteemmaus.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 153302)
- Compare colleges in IARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in IowaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with St Luke's CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Emmaus Bible College vs St Luke's CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 4 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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