Loras College
Dubuque, Iowa · Website
$58,289
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$58,289
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Loras College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Dubuque, Iowa with 1,083 undergraduates and 66 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,716 a year (tuition and fees $39,824). It admits 100% of applicants and 68% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $58,289 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,716
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$39,824
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
68%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$58,289
Rank 895 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
- $20,716
- Tuition and fees
- $39,824
- Cost of attendance
- $50,537
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,479
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,033
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,624
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,233
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,039
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 $30,628 in 2015-16 to $39,824 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
- 100%
- Undergraduates
- 1,083
- Graduate students
- 66
- Part-time students
- 2.1%
- Women
- 41%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 68%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 50
- Endowment
- $56.1M
- 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 895 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 69 in Iowa (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,716 | $17,730 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $39,824 | $20,270 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 68% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $14,745 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,069 | $39,099 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $58,289 | $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. 83% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
50 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $27,000 | $31,493 | $57,233 | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $26,510 | $41,810 | $65,266 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $26,173 | $23,564 | $51,036 | $50,706 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | Withheld | $50,789 | $51,790 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $26,290 | $40,938 | $62,087 | $63,560 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | $46,541 | $69,010 | $69,303 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $25,587 | $40,328 | $47,172 | $47,382 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $20,876 | $36,821 | $44,741 | $56,359 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | - | Withheld | Withheld | $89,359 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | $47,413 | $60,411 | $55,378 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $25,000 | $59,434 | $78,989 | $83,343 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | $61,147 | $74,811 | $76,194 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | $44,795 | Withheld | $60,111 |
| Data AnalyticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Data AnalyticsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Loras College cost?
$20,716 a year is the average net price at Loras College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $39,824, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,537. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,479 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Loras College?
100% of applicants are admitted to Loras College. The median admission rate of colleges in Iowa is 80%.
How much do Loras College graduates earn?
$58,289 a year is the median pay of former Loras College students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,069 after 6 years). That ranks 895 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 69 in Iowa. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's) at $61,147.
How much student debt do Loras College graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Loras College graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 58% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Loras College?
68% of first-time, full-time students at Loras College finish within 6 years. 82% 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 Loras College?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (55 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (49 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (28 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 50 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.