Clarke University

Dubuque, IA · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

71.8%

Acceptance rate

1,060

SAT Average

$20,068

Avg net price

782

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,060

SAT Reading/Writing430–570

SAT Math470–590

ACT Composite16–24

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 2Bachelor’s 167Master’s 39Doctoral 33	2	167	39	33
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 34Master’s 20Doctoral None reported	None reported	34	20	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 32Master’s 5Doctoral None reported	None reported	32	5	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 25Master’s None reportedDoctoral 33	None reported	25	None reported	33
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 19Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	19	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 14Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	14	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 10Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	10	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 10Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	10	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	8	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 5Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	5	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s 14Doctoral None reported	None reported	4	14	None reported
Associate’s 2Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	2	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	1	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	1	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported

College athletics

Athletic participation

568 unique student-athletes · 17 varsity teams

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $39,550
Required fees: $1,360
Food and housing: $11,734
Books and supplies: $1,514
Other expenses: $3,728
Total: $57,886

Total by year

$49,3602019–2019–20
$50,6402020–2120–21
$52,2412021–2221–22
$53,6322022–2322–23
$55,4882023–2423–24
$57,8862024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $20,068 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation44%

6-year graduation55%

Retention rate67%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$55,396

Median debt$26,717

Campus

Enrollment782

Student-faculty ratio10:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25