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University or college · Private nonprofit

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Coe College is a private nonprofit college in Cedar Rapids, IA, with about 1,278 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,278
1,278 undergrad
Admission rate
64%
lower than at 72% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$18,745
lower than at 56% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
66%
higher than at 70% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$57,125
higher than at 81% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Coe College

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $67,372, but the average family on federal aid pays $18,745 after grants, about 72% less. What it costs ↓

Family background barely changes what graduates earn

Ten years after starting, students from lower-income families earn a median $57,321, about the same as the $57,802 earned by students from families making over $75,000. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $67,372 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $54,666Room & board $11,790Books & supplies $1,000

After grants, the average family on aid pays $18,745.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$14,475

About $57,900 over 4 years · 79% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Coe College?

64%

of applicants admitted

About 13 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
540–640
SAT math
530–650
ACT
23–29

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1223.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
66%
within 6 years · Pell students 60%
Come back for year two
73%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$57,125
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.3%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$286 a month against about $3,928 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

81%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 96% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$57k
Middle income$30–75k
$56k
Higher incomeover $75k
$58k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 21%Parks, recreation & fitness 12%Biology 12%Psychology 10%Visual & performing arts 6%Physical sciences 6%Everything else 33%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations50 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$65k4 yrs out
Biology, General29 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$62k4 yrs out
Psychology, General26 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$55k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing18 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$79k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness16 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$53k4 yrs out
Economics16 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
—not reported
Neurobiology and Neurosciences13 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$59k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods12 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$49k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,164 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 64%Hispanic 14%Black 10%Asian 2%Two or more 1%International 4%

Women and men

Women 50%Men 50%
11 : 1
students per teacher
36%
get Pell grants (lower income)
68%
take federal loans
2%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Cedar Rapids

6% of Cedar Rapids’s 137,935 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Cedar Rapids pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Coe College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Mount Mercy UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cedar Rapids
1 mi1,252 students
Kirkwood Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Cedar Rapids
5.3 mi9,860 students
Cornell CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mount Vernon
12.8 mi1,082 students
University of IowaUniversity or college · Public · Iowa City
23.4 mi26,980 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.