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Loras College

Dubuque, Iowa·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·loras.edu
6-yr Graduation
68%
+15.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,189
peer median 1,109
Avg net price
$21,057
-$1.0k 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
1,408
1,408 candidates competed
Admitted
1,406
99.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
261
18.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
68%+15.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
44%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
68%
Full-time retention
82%

Pell equity

16.0pp gap
Pell recipients
55%
Non-Pell
71%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 16.0-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 48 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
48
Passing
12
25.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

48programs
  • Passing12 · 25.0%
  • No Data36 · 75.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
12
No data
36

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.

12
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+28.5%
$44,741 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+35.5%
$47,172 vs $34,808
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+45.9%
$50,789 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+46.6%
$51,036 vs $34,808
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+64.4%
$57,233 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+73.6%
$60,411 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+77.8%
$61,901 vs $34,808
Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+78.4%
$62,087 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

10
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
57%
$27,000 debt · $47,172 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
54%
$24,002 debt · $44,741 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
53%
$27,000 debt · $50,789 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
53%
$26,886 debt · $51,036 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
46%
$26,125 debt · $57,233 earn
Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
44%
$27,000 debt · $62,087 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
39%
$27,000 debt · $69,010 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
37%
$22,271 debt · $60,411 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1917Next review Aug 2030

Action history · 1

  1. Dec 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

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$18,571
$30–48k$14,851
$48–75k$16,930
$75–110k$22,489
$110k+$23,295

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

Avg net price (private)
$21,057
-$1,023vs Baccalaureate median $22,080
Federal loans
59.3%
In-state tuition
$38,298
Out-of-state
$38,298

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 284 students received $1.5M in Pell grants, alongside $5.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
284
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.5M
$1,511,635 total
Direct Loans
$5.8M
1,052 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$1.5M
355 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M
563 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$679K
44 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.2M
86 loan awards
Grad PLUS$28K
4 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 386 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (2.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
386
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.7%
2017
3.2%
2018
2.8%
2019
2.0%
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 Loras College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs44
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

273 total completions
01Business
6925.3%
02Parks/Recreation
3914.3%
03Psychology
3813.9%
04Education
259.2%
05Social Sciences
217.7%
06Biological Sciences
207.3%
07Public Admin
207.3%
08Health Professions
165.9%
09Communication
134.8%
10Engineering
124.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,189
12-mo unduplicated
1,328
Undergraduate
1,225
Graduate
103

Gender split

Men
57%751
Women
43%577

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.2%
Hispanic
8.6%
Unknown
4.6%
Non-resident
4.5%
Black
4.4%
Two or more
2.5%
Asian
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
597
422 M · 175 W
Women athletes
29.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$5.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$56K
$28K
Head-coach salaries
$37K
$32K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Football
114 M ·
$604K
Track and Field (Indoor)
59 M · 43 W
$169K
Soccer
53 M · 42 W
$375K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
56 M · 36 W
$169K
Basketball
37 M · 26 W
$631K
Wrestling
44 M · 7 W
$340K

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
2.27
3 offenses · 1,319 students

3-year trend

2.852 yrs ago4.331 yr ago2.27Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
13
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
2
Rape
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs214
Liquor043

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
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
87

Loras College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Loras 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
SubjectLoras College
68%1,189$21,057Baccalaureate
Simpson College
63%86.2%1,251$22,231Baccalaureate
William Penn University
33%51.9%1,425$22,115Baccalaureate
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
65%67.5%611$17,819Baccalaureate
Culver-Stockton College
39%99.1%1,028$22,080Baccalaureate
Ottawa University-Online
43%96.7%810Baccalaureate
Peer group median53%86.2%1,109$22,080

Frequently asked questions about Loras College

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

What is the graduation rate at Loras College?

Loras College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 68% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Loras College?

Loras College reports a total enrollment of 1,189 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Loras College?

The average net price at Loras College is $21,057 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Loras College?

Loras College's yield rate is 18.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Loras College located?

Loras College is located in Dubuque, Iowa 52004-0178.

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