unitid 153278 · Dubuque, IA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (small)
University of Dubuque
- enrollment 2023
- 1,907
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
89%
77th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,440
64th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
40%
undergrads on Pell grants
64th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
40%
finish within 150% time
22nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$53,806
63rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$23,386
after aid, aided students
57th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$51,190
after entry, Title IV students
45th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$25,750
67th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $18,106 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k32%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $41,837
- First-generation students
- 36%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $42,095
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 92 | $83,731 | — |
| Air Transportation. | 74 | $73,760 | $26,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 43 | $60,776 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 26 | $44,201 | $27,560 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 25 | $60,240 | $27,000 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 23 | $68,590 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 19 | $67,829 | $29,750 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 18 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 13 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 12 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 11 | $77,576 | $29,000 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 10 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.