Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport, Iowa · Website
$59,483
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$59,483
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Palmer College of Chiropractic is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Davenport, Iowa with 43 undergraduates and 2,114 graduate students. Former students earn a median $59,483 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
$59,483
Rank 821 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 21%
- Students with federal loans
- 64%
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
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 43
- Graduate students
- 2,114
- Part-time students
- 7.0%
- Women
- 33%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 3
- Endowment
- $79.6M
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 821 of 5,094 US colleges and 11 of 69 in Iowa (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $17,730 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $20,270 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $14,745 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,025 | $39,099 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,483 | $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. 40% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChiropracticProfessional | Professional | 558 | $184,786 | $49,093 | $62,214 | $61,163 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,269 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Davenport and Iowa on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Iowa
- Homes: Homes for sale in Iowa
Questions and answers
How much do Palmer College of Chiropractic graduates earn?
$59,483 a year is the median pay of former Palmer College of Chiropractic students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,025 after 6 years). That ranks 821 of 5,094 US colleges and 11 of 69 in Iowa. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Chiropractic (Professional) at $49,093.
What are the most popular majors at Palmer College of Chiropractic?
Chiropractic (558 professional graduates), Biological and Physical Sciences (51 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 3 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.