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University of Dubuque Overview

University of Dubuque is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Dubuque, Iowa. The city atmosphere of Dubuque makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is University of Dubuque Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$31,466 Avg Cost After Aid
76% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at UD may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
  • Students at UD have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 5%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The highest award offered at UD is the doctor's degree.
  • In <nil>, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UD makes roughly $49,057 a year. This is 20% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University of Dubuque?

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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

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 Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UD?

76% Acceptance Rate
37% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 76%, UD 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 63% of accepted students are men and 37% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Can I Afford University of Dubuque?

$31,466 Net Price
78% Take Out Loans
4.5% Loan Default Rate
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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UD, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $11,614 a year. That adds up to $46,456 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UD is 4.5%. 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.

University of Dubuque Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,289 Full-Time Undergraduates
37% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,594 undergraduate students at UD, with 1,289 being full-time and 305 being part-time.

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There are also 407 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,289 full-time undergraduates at UD, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 10
Black or African American 193
Hispanic or Latino 105
White 821
International Students 73
Other Races/Ethnicities 87

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

74 Took All Classes Online
289 Took At Least One Class Online
26.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 289 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.

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This school is the 33rd most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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 #935 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%.

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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