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University of Dubuque Data & Information Overview

2 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
85% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is University of Dubuque Ranked?

#1,224 Best Colleges in Nation
#31 Best Colleges in IA
Health & Physical Education Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

In 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.

University of Dubuque was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & physical education.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked UD as #1,224 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UD held the #1,574 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

UD is also ranked #31 out of 37 schools in Iowa.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UD?

85% Acceptance Rate
36% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 85%, UD has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.

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University of Dubuque Faculty

9 to 1 Student to Faculty
98% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At UD, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 University of Dubuque is 98%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  98 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at University of Dubuque

71% Freshmen Retention
36% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Dubuque is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  71 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from UD have a four-year graduation rate of 36%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  36 out of 100
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100

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University of Dubuque Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,456 Full-Time Undergraduates
30.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
38.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,778 undergraduates at UD with 1,456 being full-time and 322 being part-time.

How Much Does University of Dubuque Cost?

$21,560 Net Price
81% Take Out Loans
$41,164 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UD is $21,560. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for UD

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,471 $18,225 $19,649 $21,243 $26,625

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 UD, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

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 UD, approximately 81% of students took out student loans averaging $10,291 a year. That adds up to $41,164 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do UD Graduates Make?

$51,190 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from UD make around $51,190 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future UD graduates since it is 4% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of University of Dubuque

Iowa State
1,456 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
University of Dubuque is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dubuque, Iowa. The location of UD is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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Contact details for UD are given below.

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

University of Dubuque Majors

35 Majors With Completions
1,164 Undergraduate Degrees
1,164 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 35 majors graduated from University of Dubuque. Of these students, 1,164 received undergraduate degrees and 1,164 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 176 $50,268
Air Transportation 73 $37,362
Criminal Justice & Corrections 28 $46,307
Theological & Ministerial Studies 28 NA
Allied Health Professions 25 NA
General Biology 22 $31,779
Health & Physical Education 19 $37,528
Nursing 18 $66,628
General Psychology 18 NA
Accounting 17 $51,359

Learn more about the majors offered at University of Dubuque along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at UD

17% Take At Least One Class Online
3% Take All Classes Online

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 2022-2023, 294 students took at least one online class at University of Dubuque. This is an increase from the 289 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2022-2023 294 51
2021-2022 289 74
2020-2021 436 23
2018-2019 289 36

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Notes and References

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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