Emmaus Bible College
Dubuque, Iowa · Also known as Emmaus University · Website
$42,631
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,631
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Emmaus Bible College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Dubuque, Iowa with 224 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $13,186 a year (tuition and fees $20,800). It admits 60% of applicants and 83% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $42,631 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $15,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,186
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$20,800
US median $11,837
Admission rate
60%
US median 78%
Completion rate
83%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$15,750
About $167 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$42,631
Rank 2,285 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
- $13,186
- Tuition and fees
- $20,800
- Cost of attendance
- $30,971
- Students with a need-based grant
- 43%
- Students with federal loans
- 27%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,199
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,179
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,844
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,741
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,888
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 $15,920 in 2015-16 to $20,800 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
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1,161
- SAT reading, middle
- 615
- SAT math, middle
- 555
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 224
- Part-time students
- 10%
- Women
- 47%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 83%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 23
- Endowment
- $1.46M
- 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 2,285 of 5,094 US colleges and 36 of 69 in Iowa (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,186 | $17,730 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $20,800 | $20,270 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 60% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 83% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,750 | $14,745 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,653 | $39,099 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $42,631 | $42,793 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 84% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 58% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
23 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,192 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,533 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,915 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,103 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,259 |
| Education, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,884 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,774 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Dubuque and Iowa on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Iowa
Questions and answers
How much does Emmaus Bible College cost?
$13,186 a year is the average net price at Emmaus Bible College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $20,800, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,971. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,199 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Emmaus Bible College?
60% of applicants are admitted to Emmaus Bible College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,161 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Iowa is 80%.
How much do Emmaus Bible College graduates earn?
$42,631 a year is the median pay of former Emmaus Bible College students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,653 after 6 years). That ranks 2,285 of 5,094 US colleges and 36 of 69 in Iowa.
How much student debt do Emmaus Bible College graduates have?
$15,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Emmaus Bible College graduates, about $167 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 27% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Emmaus Bible College?
83% of first-time, full-time students at Emmaus Bible College finish within 6 years. 83% 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 Emmaus Bible College?
Bible/Biblical Studies (43 certificate graduates), Bible/Biblical Studies (33 bachelor's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (7 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 23 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.