Loras College
Private College in Dubuque, IA. Six-year graduation rate 68%. Median 10-year earnings $58,289.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $58,289 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Completion is a strength: 68% of students finish within six years. Graduates carry a median of $26,000 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 1.0 — limited economic uplift documented
Admissions
Loras College admits 100% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. Only 1,408 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. Only 19% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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68% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. Retention is strong at 82%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,087 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $21,631 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($20,479 versus $23,039), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 99% of students get grant aid averaging $26,420, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. Borrowing is widespread: 60% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 254 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $20,479 |
| $30–48k | $17,033 |
| $48–75k | $15,624 |
| $75–110k | $20,233 |
| $110k+ | $23,039 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 656 of these 1,087 students, totalling $4,243,395 — an average of $6,469 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Dubuque County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)