Loras College
Loras College is a private nonprofit college in Dubuque, IA, with about 1,185 students on campus.
What to know about Loras College
Little price break for lower-income families
Families earning under $30,000 pay about $20,479 a year after grants, only $2,560 less than the $23,039 paid by families over $110,000. What it costs ↓
Easy to get into, and most students finish
Loras College admits 100% of applicants, yet 68% of students graduate, more than at 74% of 4-year colleges. Outcomes ↓
A graduation gap for lower-income students
55% of students with Pell grants finish, against 68% overall, a gap of 12 points. 23% of undergraduates get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓
What you study here makes a big difference to pay
Among Loras College’s biggest bachelor’s programs, finance and financial management services graduates earn a median $78,989 four years out. Communication and media studies graduates earn $44,741. Majors ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $50,537 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $20,716.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $62,496 over 4 years · 69% off the sticker price
How hard is it to get into Loras College?
of applicants admitted
About 20 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Loras College is likely test-optional and admits nearly everyone who applies.
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$276 a month against about $3,839 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 97% 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
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
The students
1,083 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Dubuque
8% of Dubuque’s 59,148 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Dubuque pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Loras College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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.