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Loras College

Dubuque, IA · Private · Small city

Private institution in Dubuque, IA · 1,087 undergraduates · 92% acceptance rate · $58,289 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
$21,0571,180th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$38,2981,585th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$38,2981,544th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$48,3801,432nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,289626th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,069794th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
69.8%429th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
82.9%538th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
91.8%1,290th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
1,0871,317th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
25.3%1,445th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 146 mi (ORD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 40 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Engineering PhysicsEngineeringbachelors$62,260—
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,856—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$47,453$51,607
MarketingBusinessbachelors$42,235$43,240
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$41,789$40,188
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$40,365$40,737
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$39,369$29,685
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$39,369—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$38,829$36,437
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$38,289—
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$38,289—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$38,289$37,208

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Loras College’s 1,087 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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