Clarke University
Dubuque, Iowa · Website
$55,396
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,396
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Clarke University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Dubuque, Iowa with 742 undergraduates and 147 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $24,479 a year (tuition and fees $40,910). It admits 72% of applicants and 56% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,396 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,717 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,479
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$40,910
US median $11,837
Admission rate
72%
US median 78%
Completion rate
56%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,717
About $283 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,396
Rank 1,069 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $24,479
- Tuition and fees
- $40,910
- Cost of attendance
- $55,782
- Students with a need-based grant
- 37%
- Students with federal loans
- 74%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $23,405
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,543
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,645
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,890
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,784
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $29,940 in 2015-16 to $40,910 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1,054
- SAT reading, middle
- 505
- SAT math, middle
- 505
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 742
- Graduate students
- 147
- Part-time students
- 2.4%
- Women
- 46%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Retention rate
- 67%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 42
- Endowment
- $32.7M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,069 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 69 in Iowa (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,479 | $17,730 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $40,910 | $20,270 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 72% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 56% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 67% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,717 | $14,745 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $49,157 | $39,099 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,396 | $42,793 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 75% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 82% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
42 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $27,000 | $38,921 | $75,920 | $68,257 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $25,000 | $31,013 | $42,853 | $54,562 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $26,000 | $26,714 | $54,384 | $50,706 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $26,990 | $62,676 | $74,114 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | $72,235 | $103,485 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 16 | $35,850 | $46,552 | $56,897 | $65,123 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | $42,204 | $48,048 | $47,382 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | $52,043 | $53,412 | $65,824 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | $73,295 | $70,786 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Dubuque and Iowa on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Iowa
- Homes: Homes for sale in Iowa
Questions and answers
How much does Clarke University cost?
$24,479 a year is the average net price at Clarke University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $40,910, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $55,782. Families earning under $30,000 pay $23,405 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Clarke University?
72% of applicants are admitted to Clarke University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,054 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Iowa is 80%.
How much do Clarke University graduates earn?
$55,396 a year is the median pay of former Clarke University students who work, 10 years after they started ($49,157 after 6 years). That ranks 1,069 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 69 in Iowa. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $107,277.
How much student debt do Clarke University graduates have?
$26,717 is the median federal student loan debt of Clarke University graduates, about $283 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 74% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Clarke University?
56% of first-time, full-time students at Clarke University finish within 6 years. 67% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Clarke University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (32 bachelor's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (27 professional graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (24 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 42 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.