by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Loras College was awarded 93 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies.
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Loras is ranked #604 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Loras is also ranked #16 out of 40 schools in Iowa.
When it comes to admittance, Loras College is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 72%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
At Loras, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Loras College is 82%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Loras College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Loras the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 59%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Loras College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,314 undergraduates at Loras with 1,214 being full-time and 100 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,261 | $19,374 | $19,010 | $21,112 | $26,065 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Loras, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Loras, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $7,447 a year. That adds up to $29,788 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Loras is 2.8%. 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.
Get more details about the location of Loras College.
Contact details for Loras are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1450 Alta Vista, Dubuque, IA 52004-0178 |
| Phone: | 563-588-7100 |
| Website: | www.loras.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.loras.edu/facebook?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=lorasedu |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/lorascollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Physical Education | 32 | $33,391 |
| General Psychology | 29 | $32,590 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 27 | $35,504 |
| Business Administration & Management | 27 | $40,601 |
| Social Work | 18 | $33,873 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 18 | $40,707 |
| General Biology | 14 | NA |
| Romance Languages | 13 | NA |
| Marketing | 13 | $42,509 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 12 | $35,865 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 193 students took at least one online class at Loras College. This is a decrease from the 897 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 193 | 14 |
| 2019-2020 | 897 | 18 |
| 2018-2019 | 79 | 11 |
| 2017-2018 | 67 | 20 |
| 2016-2017 | 80 | 7 |
Footnotes
*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.
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