St Luke's College
Sioux City, Iowa · Website
$61,033
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$61,033
median earnings, 10 years after starting
St Luke's College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Sioux City, Iowa with 167 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $19,820 a year (tuition and fees $24,175). It admits 80% of applicants and 100% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $61,033 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $15,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,820
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$24,175
US median $11,837
Admission rate
80%
US median 78%
Completion rate
100%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$15,000
About $159 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$61,033
Rank 751 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
- $19,820
- Tuition and fees
- $24,175
- Cost of attendance
- $27,647
- Students with a need-based grant
- 50%
- Students with federal loans
- 77%
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,602
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $26,147
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 $19,360 in 2015-16 to $24,175 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
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 980
- Undergraduates
- 167
- Part-time students
- 43%
- Women
- 92%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 6
- Endowment
- $1.48M
- 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 751 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 69 in Iowa (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,820 | $17,730 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $24,175 | $20,270 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 80% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 100% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,000 | $14,745 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $54,850 | $39,099 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $61,033 | $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. 80% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 82% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | $13,000 | Withheld | $73,304 | $80,813 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $21,900 | $71,064 | $85,214 | $88,910 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | $13,000 | $50,556 | $55,939 | $65,389 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,675 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Sioux City and Iowa on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Iowa
- Homes: Homes for sale in Iowa
Questions and answers
How much does St Luke's College cost?
$19,820 a year is the average net price at St Luke's College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $24,175, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $27,647.
What is the acceptance rate at St Luke's College?
80% of applicants are admitted to St Luke's College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 980. The median admission rate of colleges in Iowa is 80%.
How much do St Luke's College graduates earn?
$61,033 a year is the median pay of former St Luke's College students who work, 10 years after they started ($54,850 after 6 years). That ranks 751 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 69 in Iowa. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $71,064.
How much student debt do St Luke's College graduates have?
$15,000 is the median federal student loan debt of St Luke's College graduates, about $159 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 77% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at St Luke's College?
100% of first-time, full-time students at St Luke's College finish within 6 years. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at St Luke's College?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (29 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (22 bachelor's graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (20 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 6 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.