Loras College Rankings

Located in Dubuque, IA, Loras College is one of the best universities in the state of Iowa. On this page, you will find in-depth rankings for Loras College in the following areas: graduation rates, teaching  resources, financing opportunities, and alumni donations. Latest acceptance rate is also given to show how competitive is Loras College.

1450 Alta Vista Dubuque, IA 52004-0178
Phone: (800) 245-6727
Email: adms@loras.edu
Web site: http://www.loras.edu

Rankings: Loras College

Rankings, Ratings, and Admissions Statistics
Overall Ranking: 11
Score: 75
Peer college rating (out of 5) 3.2
Graduation and retention ranking: 6
Average freshman retention rate: 74.8%
6-year graduation rate: 64.8%
Predicted graduation rate: N/A
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-): N/A
Faculty resources ranking: 26
Classes with under 20 students (2020): 65.5%
Classes with 50 or more students (2020): 0.4%
Student faculty ratio (2020): 12:1
Percent of faculty who are full-time (2020) 87.9%
Student selectivity ranking: 23
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (2020) 21-26
2020 Freshmen in top 10 percent of high school class: 14%
Freshmen in top 25 percent of high school class (2020): 37%
Fall 2020 Acceptance rate: 70.6%
Financial resources rank: 8
Alumni giving rank: 21
Average alumni giving rate (2020): 23.0%

Loras College History

Essential Facts: Loras College

  • Loras’ athletic teams are known as the Duhawks, a name bestowed upon the football team by a Detroit Free Press scribe in 1924 converging Dubuque and Hawks.
  • Loras College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,393, with a gender distribution of 55 percent male students and 45 percent female students.
  • It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Loras College’s ranking in the 2021 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Colleges Midwest, #16. Its tuition and fees are $35,218.

Rules and regulations Sports Activities 

General Information  
Percent of undergraduate students who live in college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing: 67%
Percent of undergraduates who are members of a fraternity: N/A
Percent of student body who are members of a sorority: N/A
Average percentage of students on campus during weekends: 50%
Are all students permitted to have cars on campus? Yes
Percent of students who have cars on campus: N/A
Is alcohol permitted on campus for students of legal age? No
Additional policies and regulations: class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Collegiate athletic association: NCAA III
Men’s scholarship sports: N/A
Women’s scholarship sports: N/A
Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook