University of Dubuque Business Programs

Located in Dubuque, Iowa, University of Dubuque is a private not-for-profit institution. Dubuque is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

University of Dubuque Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UD.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#33	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UD has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#27	Best Value Colleges for Interior Design Management	College Factual
#120	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#135	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#228	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is University of Dubuque?

Contact details for UD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2000 University Ave, Dubuque, IA 52001
Phone:	563-589-3000
Website:	www.dbq.edu

How Do I Get Into UD?

You can apply to UD online at: https://www.dbq.edu/Admission/ApplyOnline/

Admission Requirements for UD

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UD?

UD has an acceptance rate of 79%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 65% of accepted students are men and 35% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 38% of students accepted to UD submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 530. Math scores were between 408 and 540.

UD received ACT scores from 59% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 24. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

Can I Afford University of Dubuque?

The overall average net price of UD is $31,466. 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 UD, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $13,408 a year. That adds up to $53,632 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UD is 11.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

University of Dubuque Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,778 undergraduate students at UD, with 1,456 being full-time and 322 being part-time.

There are also 402 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,456 full-time undergraduates at UD, 61% are male and 39% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	18
Black or African American	239
Hispanic or Latino	127
White	886
International Students	84
Other Races/Ethnicities	102

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at University of Dubuque. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 31 countries are represented at UD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at University of Dubuque

In 2019-2020, 436 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of UD

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Dubuque was 26.6%. This is the #812 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UD 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%.

University of Dubuque Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Interior Design Management	0	86	86
General Business Administration and Management	56	0	56
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	22	0	22
Accounting	18	0	18
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	17	0	17
General Economics	2	0	2
TOTAL	115	86	201

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 Rolfmueller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.