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Clarke University

Dubuque, Iowa Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Clarke University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Dubuque, Iowa. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 962, made up of 815 undergraduates and 147 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Clarke University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 33 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Physical Therapy/Therapist, and Elementary Education and Teaching. It awarded 241 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

962
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
241
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
33
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 33

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 2
Health Professions 7
Education 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Psychology 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Physical Sciences 1
English Language and Literature 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
167
Associate degrees
2
Master's degrees
39
Professional doctorates
33

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
962
Undergraduates, fall 2024
815
Graduate students, fall 2024
147
Full-time, fall 2024
89%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
998
Undergraduates, 2024-25
846
Graduate students, 2024-25
152
Full-time, 2024-25
87%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
49%
Men
51%
White
51%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
14%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
42%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Heart of America Athletic Conference
President
Fletcher Lamkin, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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