BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·coe.edu
6-yr Graduation
66%
Total enrollment
1,195
peer median 1,290
Avg net price
$19,155
-$3.3k vs Baccalaureate
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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
8,633
8,633 candidates competed
Admitted
5,529
64.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
303
5.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
66%
4-year graduation
59%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
66%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
60%
Non-Pell
66%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 42 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 31 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
42
Passing
11
26.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

42programs
  • Passing11 · 26.2%
  • No Data31 · 73.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
11
No data
31

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.

11
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+42.2%
$49,498 vs $34,808
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+51.9%
$52,880 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+58.1%
$55,024 vs $34,808
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+67.3%
$58,240 vs $34,808
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+68.7%
$58,716 vs $34,808
Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+73.9%
$60,540 vs $34,808
Physics
Bachelor Degree · Physical Sciences
+75.7%
$61,162 vs $34,808
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+78.6%
$62,172 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

11
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
55%
$27,000 debt · $49,498 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
51%
$27,000 debt · $52,880 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
49%
$27,000 debt · $55,024 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
46%
$27,000 debt · $58,240 earn
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
46%
$27,000 debt · $58,716 earn
Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
45%
$27,000 debt · $60,540 earn
Physics
Bachelor Degree · Physical Sciences
44%
$27,000 debt · $61,162 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
43%
$27,000 debt · $62,172 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1913Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 3

  1. Mar 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Sep 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,657
$30–48k$13,250
$48–75k$16,889
$75–110k$20,555
$110k+$27,413

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$19,155
-$3,323vs Baccalaureate median $22,479
Federal loans
72.5%
In-state tuition
$52,576
Out-of-state
$52,576

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 482 students received $2.8M in Pell grants, alongside $7.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
482
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.8M
$2,794,628 total
Direct Loans
$7.8M
1,507 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.7M
611 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.5M
730 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.7M
166 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 390 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
390
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.2%
2017
3.1%
2018
2.8%
2019
1.0%
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 Coe College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs48
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

285 total completions
01Business
8830.9%
02Biological Sciences
4917.2%
03Psychology
258.8%
04Social Sciences
248.4%
05Parks/Recreation
217.4%
06Health Professions
196.7%
07Physical Sciences
176.0%
08Visual/Performing Arts
165.6%
09Education
134.6%
10Communication
134.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,195
12-mo unduplicated
1,326
Undergraduate
1,326
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
49%645
Women
51%681

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.8%
Hispanic
12.5%
Black
10.2%
Non-resident
4.9%
Unknown
4.9%
Asian
2.3%
Two or more
2.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
582
388 M · 194 W
Women athletes
33.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$49K
$31K
Head-coach salaries
$40K
$30K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 16

Football
122 M ·
$454K
Baseball
71 M ·
$150K
Soccer
45 M · 24 W
$212K
Track and Field (Indoor)
33 M · 18 W
$94K
Basketball
25 M · 22 W
$329K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
27 M · 17 W
$94K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
11.08
14 offenses · 1,264 students

3-year trend

9.332 yrs ago6.561 yr ago11.08Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
36
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
6
Rape
4
Fondling
2
Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

14total
  • On campus14

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
1
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Gender identity1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs03
Liquor017

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
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
101

Coe College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Coe 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
SubjectCoe College
66%1,195$19,155Baccalaureate
Central College
66%86.2%1,084$22,353Baccalaureate
Luther College
71%71.5%1,384$25,635Baccalaureate
Wartburg College
64%75.8%1,483$22,604Baccalaureate
Cornell College
62%79.9%1,094$25,079Baccalaureate
Grinnell College
88%14.5%1,788$15,608Baccalaureate
Peer group median66%75.8%1,290$22,479

Frequently asked questions about Coe College

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

What is the graduation rate at Coe College?

Coe College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 66% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Coe College?

Coe College reports a total enrollment of 1,195 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Coe College?

The average net price at Coe College is $19,155 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Coe College?

Coe College's yield rate is 5.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Coe College located?

Coe College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402-5092.

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