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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Dubuque, IA
Population 100,000
Website https://www.clarke.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 738
Men / Women 55% / 45%
From State 33%
From Region 31%
Athletes 85.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 50%
Black 14%
Hispanic 12%
International 11%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 30.7% 30.7% 2012 Men: 32.9% 32.9% 2013 Men: 33.9% 33.9% 2014 Men: 26.8% 26.8% 2015 Men: 37.8% 37.8% 2016 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2017 Men: 39.5% 39.5% 2018 Men: 46.7% 46.7% 2019 Men: 51.5% 51.5% 2020 Men: 52.7% 52.7% 2021 Men: 61.2% 61.2% 2022 Men: 61.7% 61.7% 2023 Men: 55.3% 55.3% 2024 Men: 57.0% 57.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2012 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2012 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2014 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2016 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2017 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2018 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2020 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2022 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2023 Black: 9.3% 9.3% 2024 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2011 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2013 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2014 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2015 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2016 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2017 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2018 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2019 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2020 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2021 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4% 2022 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2023 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2024 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2011 White: 63.3% 63.3% 2012 White: 53.7% 53.7% 2013 White: 63.1% 63.1% 2014 White: 53.2% 53.2% 2015 White: 70.5% 70.5% 2016 White: 89.8% 89.8% 2017 White: 87.7% 87.7% 2018 White: 92.9% 92.9% 2019 White: 85.0% 85.0% 2020 White: 88.4% 88.4% 2021 White: 74.7% 74.7% 2022 White: 75.9% 75.9% 2023 White: 77.8% 77.8% 2024 White: 70.9% 70.9% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2015 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 International: 3.1% 3.1%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2021 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2022 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2023 Black: 14.0% 14.0% 2024 Black: 13.6% 13.6% 2025 Black: 13.7% 13.7% 2020 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2021 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9% 2022 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2023 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2024 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4% 2025 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7% 2020 White: 69.4% 69.4% 2021 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2022 White: 60.4% 60.4% 2023 White: 55.4% 55.4% 2024 White: 53.2% 53.2% 2025 White: 50.1% 50.1% 2020 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2022 International: 6.0% 6.0% 2023 International: 8.8% 8.8% 2024 International: 10.8% 10.8% 2025 International: 11.4% 11.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Clarke University 167 45% / 55% 12% $56,303 36 99%
Computer Science 8 — 75% / 25% 12% $77,826 81 —
Chemistry 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,381 56 —
Mathematics 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Biology 10 +1 20% / 80% 0% $61,138 50 —
Athletic Training — — — — $73,082 75 —
Health and Wellness 12 — 42% / 58% 8% $66,994 64 —
Nursing 13 — 15% / 85% 0% $68,720 67 97%
Accounting — — — — $66,820 64 —
Business Administration 34 +13 71% / 29% 26% $59,826 46 100%
Sports Management 19 +2 84% / 16% 16% $45,086 10 100%
Communication 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $50,790 20 —
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Psychology 14 +5 29% / 71% 14% $49,557 17 96%
Social Work 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,674 17 —
Elementary Education 25 — 4% / 96% 4% $51,962 23 100%
General Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $50,800 20 —
Secondary Education and Teaching 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,962 23 100%
Graphic Design 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $42,767 7 —
Music Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Music Performance 1 — 100% / 0% 100% — — —
Studio Art 6 +6 83% / 17% 17% $40,249 5 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,773
ROI Percentile 36th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
Transfer-Out Rate 39%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 60.1% 60.1% 2012 Graduated: 63.0% 63.0% 2013 Graduated: 69.5% 69.5% 2014 Graduated: 74.1% 74.1% 2015 Graduated: 56.8% 56.8% 2016 Graduated: 61.4% 61.4% 2017 Graduated: 63.2% 63.2% 2018 Graduated: 63.2% 63.2% 2019 Graduated: 63.3% 63.3% 2020 Graduated: 65.7% 65.7% 2021 Graduated: 54.5% 54.5% 2022 Graduated: 57.6% 57.6% 2023 Graduated: 54.9% 54.9% 2024 Graduated: 56.1% 56.1%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2012 Men: 47.2% 47.2% 2013 Men: 50.9% 50.9% 2014 Men: 63.0% 63.0% 2015 Men: 50.9% 50.9% 2016 Men: 62.7% 62.7% 2017 Men: 55.1% 55.1% 2018 Men: 58.8% 58.8% 2019 Men: 56.1% 56.1% 2020 Men: 58.3% 58.3% 2021 Men: 47.1% 47.1% 2022 Men: 45.2% 45.2% 2023 Men: 48.4% 48.4% 2024 Men: 46.7% 46.7% 2011 Women: 65.4% 65.4% 2012 Women: 70.6% 70.6% 2013 Women: 77.7% 77.7% 2014 Women: 79.6% 79.6% 2015 Women: 60.7% 60.7% 2016 Women: 60.6% 60.6% 2017 Women: 66.7% 66.7% 2018 Women: 65.4% 65.4% 2019 Women: 66.7% 66.7% 2020 Women: 68.4% 68.4% 2021 Women: 59.1% 59.1% 2022 Women: 65.6% 65.6% 2023 Women: 59.0% 59.0% 2024 Women: 64.2% 64.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Black: 60.0% 60.0% 2017 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2018 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Black: 42.9% 42.9% 2020 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Black: 72.7% 72.7% 2022 Black: 28.6% 28.6% 2023 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2024 Black: 54.5% 54.5% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 26.7% 26.7% 2013 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2014 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2015 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2016 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2020 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Hispanic: 40.9% 40.9% 2022 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2023 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2024 Hispanic: 47.1% 47.1% 2011 White: 63.0% 63.0% 2012 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2013 White: 75.4% 75.4% 2014 White: 78.4% 78.4% 2015 White: 63.1% 63.1% 2016 White: 63.3% 63.3% 2017 White: 67.8% 67.8% 2018 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2019 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2020 White: 66.9% 66.9% 2021 White: 54.9% 54.9% 2022 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2023 White: 61.1% 61.1% 2024 White: 57.6% 57.6%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 31.7% 53 75% / 25% 23% $54,542 30 100%
Education 19.8% 33 15% / 85% 3% $51,892 23 100%
Health Sciences 15.0% 25 28% / 72% 4% $67,892 66 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 14.4% 24 29% / 71% 8% $49,845 18 96%
Arts 6.6% 11 64% / 36% 27% $41,088 6 —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.0% 10 20% / 80% 0% $61,138 50 —
Computer Science 4.8% 8 75% / 25% 12% $77,826 81 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 3 33% / 67% 0% $63,381 56 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 89%
Yield (Unbound) 6%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 89% 89% 89%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 74.4% 74.4% 2012 Acceptance: 73.8% 73.8% 2013 Acceptance: 77.5% 77.5% 2014 Acceptance: 70.5% 70.5% 2015 Acceptance: 71.9% 71.9% 2016 Acceptance: 64.9% 64.9% 2017 Acceptance: 63.2% 63.2% 2018 Acceptance: 82.5% 82.5% 2019 Acceptance: 93.9% 93.9% 2020 Acceptance: 89.2% 89.2% 2021 Acceptance: 88.8% 88.8% 2022 Acceptance: 84.8% 84.8% 2023 Acceptance: 68.2% 68.2% 2024 Acceptance: 71.8% 71.8% 2011 Yield: 24.8% 24.8% 2012 Yield: 20.3% 20.3% 2013 Yield: 18.7% 18.7% 2014 Yield: 19.1% 19.1% 2015 Yield: 19.9% 19.9% 2016 Yield: 20.8% 20.8% 2017 Yield: 22.3% 22.3% 2018 Yield: 18.4% 18.4% 2019 Yield: 13.3% 13.3% 2020 Yield: 14.9% 14.9% 2021 Yield: 10.3% 10.3% 2022 Yield: 8.5% 8.5% 2023 Yield: 9.5% 9.5% 2024 Yield: 5.5% 5.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 901 901 2012 Applicants: 1,034 1,034 2013 Applicants: 1,250 1,250 2014 Applicants: 1,359 1,359 2015 Applicants: 1,257 1,257 2016 Applicants: 1,172 1,172 2017 Applicants: 1,149 1,149 2018 Applicants: 1,301 1,301 2019 Applicants: 1,074 1,074 2020 Applicants: 1,102 1,102 2021 Applicants: 2,006 2,006 2022 Applicants: 2,665 2,665 2023 Applicants: 3,087 3,087 2024 Applicants: 3,394 3,394 2011 Admitted: 670 670 2012 Admitted: 763 763 2013 Admitted: 969 969 2014 Admitted: 958 958 2015 Admitted: 904 904 2016 Admitted: 761 761 2017 Admitted: 726 726 2018 Admitted: 1,073 1,073 2019 Admitted: 1,008 1,008 2020 Admitted: 983 983 2021 Admitted: 1,781 1,781 2022 Admitted: 2,260 2,260 2023 Admitted: 2,104 2,104 2024 Admitted: 2,438 2,438 2011 Enrolled: 166 166 2012 Enrolled: 155 155 2013 Enrolled: 181 181 2014 Enrolled: 183 183 2015 Enrolled: 180 180 2016 Enrolled: 158 158 2017 Enrolled: 162 162 2018 Enrolled: 197 197 2019 Enrolled: 134 134 2020 Enrolled: 146 146 2021 Enrolled: 183 183 2022 Enrolled: 193 193 2023 Enrolled: 199 199 2024 Enrolled: 135 135

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 11%
SAT Range 900 – 1160
SAT Math Range 470 – 590
SAT RW Range 430 – 570

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 923 923 2013 25th: 945 945 2014 25th: 928 928 2015 25th: 920 920 2016 25th: 856 856 2017 25th: 970 970 2018 25th: 930 930 2019 25th: 940 940 2020 25th: 918 918 2021 25th: 900 900 2022 25th: 920 920 2023 25th: 890 890 2024 25th: 900 900 2011 75th: 1053 1053 2013 75th: 1080 1080 2014 75th: 1068 1068 2015 75th: 1090 1090 2016 75th: 1060 1060 2017 75th: 1148 1148 2018 75th: 1096 1096 2019 75th: 1120 1120 2020 75th: 1126 1126 2021 75th: 1120 1120 2022 75th: 1160 1160 2023 75th: 1045 1045 2024 75th: 1160 1160

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 463 463 2013 25th: 475 475 2014 25th: 478 478 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 433 433 2017 25th: 500 500 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 460 460 2021 25th: 440 440 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 410 410 2024 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 565 565 2018 75th: 548 548 2019 75th: 560 560 2020 75th: 563 563 2021 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 570 570 2023 75th: 520 520 2024 75th: 590 590

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 460 460 2013 25th: 470 470 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 480 480 2016 25th: 423 423 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 460 460 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 458 458 2021 25th: 460 460 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 480 480 2024 25th: 430 430 2011 75th: 493 493 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 528 528 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 583 583 2018 75th: 548 548 2019 75th: 560 560 2020 75th: 563 563 2021 75th: 550 550 2022 75th: 590 590 2023 75th: 525 525 2024 75th: 570 570

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 29.0% 29.0% 2022 Submitted: 21.0% 21.0% 2023 Submitted: 21.0% 21.0% 2024 Submitted: 11.0% 11.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.