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Allen College

Waterloo, Iowa·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·allencollege.edu
Total enrollment
483
peer median 618
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
0

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 17 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 11 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
17
Passing
6
35.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

17programs
  • Passing6 · 35.3%
  • No Data11 · 64.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
6
No data
11

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

6
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+29.4%
$69,234 vs $53,519
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+57.0%
$56,658 vs $36,082
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+90.5%
$68,742 vs $36,082
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+98.7%
$71,677 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+102.8%
$73,177 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+134.7%
$125,589 vs $53,519

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
142%
$97,960 debt · $69,234 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
37%
$45,909 debt · $125,589 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$15,106 debt · $73,177 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1995Next review Aug 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 9

Action history · 10

  1. Aug 2024Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  2. Oct 2023Initial Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  3. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Jan 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. May 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
62.2%
In-state tuition
$20,444
Out-of-state
$20,444

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 84 students received $452K in Pell grants, alongside $3.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
84
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$452K
$451,988 total
Direct Loans
$3.0M
375 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$410K
101 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$451K
122 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.9M
129 loan awards
Parent PLUS$99K
7 loan awards
Grad PLUS$199K
16 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 244 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.4%
-1.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
244
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.8%
2017
0.4%
2018
1.3%
2019
0.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Allen College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs17
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

200 total completions
01Health Professions
200100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
483
12-mo unduplicated
615
Undergraduate
368
Graduate
247

Gender split

Men
11%70
Women
89%545

Race / ethnicity composition

White
77.4%
Unknown
12.5%
Hispanic
2.9%
Asian
2.9%
Two or more
1.8%
Black
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Non-resident
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
4.02
2 offenses · 497 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago3.621 yr ago4.02Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
8.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
43

Allen College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Allen College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectAllen College
483
Mercy College of Health Sciences
67%99.7%869$23,417
St Luke's College
80.0%176$13,021
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
65%89.8%648$33,596
Palmer College of Chiropractic
100.0%2,161
Cleveland University-Kansas City
100%69.2%588$33,243
Peer group median67%89.8%618$28,330

Frequently asked questions about Allen College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Allen College.

How many students attend Allen College?

Allen College reports a total enrollment of 483 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Allen College located?

Allen College is located in Waterloo, Iowa 50703-1999.

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