Clarke University Business Programs

Clarke University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dubuque, Iowa. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Clarke University?

Contact details for Clarke are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1550 Clarke Dr, Dubuque, IA 52001-3198
Phone:	563-588-6300
Website:	www.clarke.edu

How Do I Get Into Clarke?

You can apply to Clarke online at: crm.clarke.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Clarke

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Clarke?

With an acceptance rate of 85%, Clarke may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 82% of accepted students are men and 18% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% of students accepted to Clarke submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 590. Math scores were between 460 and 570.

Clarke received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 22. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford Clarke University?

The overall average net price of Clarke is $43,975. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Clarke, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $12,419 a year. That adds up to $49,676 over four years for those students.

Clarke University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 717 undergraduate students at Clarke, with 690 being full-time and 27 being part-time.

There are also 171 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 690 full-time undergraduates at Clarke, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Clarke University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	93
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	412
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	69

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Clarke University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at Clarke. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Venezuela, and Australia.

Online Learning at Clarke University

In 2022-2023, 316 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Clarke has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 17th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Clarke majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Business Administration and Management	28%

Clarke University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	40	40
Accounting	1	1
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0
TOTAL	41	41

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Namiba under License

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