FourYearCost

Loras College

Dubuque, IAPrivate nonprofitRank 580 of 1,732Traditional rank 402 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$26,030
286 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$24,077
871 recipients
The drop
$1,952
7.5% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$26,030Later years$24,077

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$18,571
$30–48k$14,851
$48–75k$16,930
$75–110k$22,489
$110k+$23,295

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$36,570
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$38,298
Change$1,728 (+4.7%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$9,668

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$34,1842018-19$35,2182019-20$35,2182020-21$35,2682021-22$36,5702022-23$38,2982023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +12.0% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$20,0682020-21$21,8862021-22$22,3382022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years70%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)83%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants21%
Freshmen taking federal loans59%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,177
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$1,643

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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