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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.

34 Undergraduate Degrees
$43,975 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
89% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Clarke University?

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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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/clarkeuniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/clarkeu

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 required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Clarke?

89% Acceptance Rate
38% Of Accepted Are Women
36% Submit SAT Scores
Since Clarke has an acceptance rate of 89%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 62% of accepted students are men and 38% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 36% 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 458 and 563. Math scores were between 460 and 563.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Clarke University  ( 458 to 563 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Clarke University  ( 460 to 563 )
200
800
Clarke received ACT scores from 64% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Clarke University  ( 17 to 24 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Clarke University  ( 18 to 25 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Clarke University  ( 19 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford Clarke University?

$43,975 Net Price
81% Take Out Loans
1.5% Loan Default Rate
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 81% of students took out student loans averaging $14,459 a year. That adds up to $57,836 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Clarke is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Clarke University Undergraduate Student Diversity

634 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 659 undergraduate students at Clarke, with 634 being full-time and 25 being part-time.

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There are also 196 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 634 full-time undergraduates at Clarke, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4
Black or African American 66
Hispanic or Latino 72
White 413
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 63

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

45 Took All Classes Online
82 Took At Least One Class Online
53.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 82 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.

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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 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Clarke

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Clarke University was 53.4%. This is the #542 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Clarke regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Clarke University Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 29 29
Accounting 5 5
Organizational Leadership 0 0
TOTAL 34 34

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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