Graceland University - Lamoni
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 50 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 44 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing6 · 12.0%
- No Data44 · 88.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 2
- Nov 2025Initial AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
- Jun 2017Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 458 students received $2.7M in Pell grants, alongside $12.6M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 697 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (1.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Graceland University-Lamoni
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus5
- Non-campus2
Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Graceland University-Lamoni vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Graceland University-Lamoni selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectGraceland University-Lamoni | 42% | — | 1,102 | $18,504 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 50% | 71.0% | 2,056 | $31,320 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 50% | 95.7% | 2,592 | $14,956 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 33% | 96.5% | 3,941 | $20,942 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 57% | 98.0% | 1,985 | $26,364 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 53% | 68.4% | 2,199 | $21,677 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 50% | 95.7% | 2,128 | $21,310 |
Institutions like Graceland University-Lamoni
Explore the federal data for institutions in Graceland University-Lamoni's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIowa
Morningside University
Grad rate50%Admit rate71.0%Enrollment2,056Net price$31,320View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIowa
Maharishi International University
Grad rate50%Admit rate95.7%Enrollment2,592Net price$14,956View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsIowa
Upper Iowa University
Grad rate33%Admit rate96.5%Enrollment3,941Net price$20,942View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNebraska
Doane University
Grad rate57%Admit rate98.0%Enrollment1,985Net price$26,364View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMissouri
Southwest Baptist University
Grad rate53%Admit rate68.4%Enrollment2,199Net price$21,677View data
Graceland University-Lamoni Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Institutional Research office at Graceland University-Lamoni is part of the ITS department and managed by Stephanie Shields. The office coordinates surveys, reports, data requests, and the GU Fact Book. The page includes links to the GU Fact Book, and additional resources related to institutional reporting and program assessment.
Visit IR office page- Stephanie ShieldsInstitutional Research and Reporting Coordinator
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