University of Dubuque vs Calumet College of Saint Joseph

Dubuque, IA · Whiting, IN · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair IA:IN

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IA × IN
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Calumet College of Saint Joseph: enrollment shrank -43.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -43 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • University of Dubuque: enrollment ranged 1,439–1,965 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Dubuque: net price ranged $19,474–$27,592 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +19.4% is not a trend (r² 0.30).
  • Calumet College of Saint Joseph: net price ranged $10,113–$20,739 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +80.1% is not a trend (r² 0.30).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: University of Dubuque vs Calumet College of Saint Joseph

  1. RETENTION-RATE University of Dubuque leads on retention rate (76.6% vs 42.3% at Calumet College of Saint Joseph)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Calumet College of Saint Joseph leads on in-state tuition ($23,850 vs $42,095 at University of Dubuque)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Calumet College of Saint Joseph leads on out-of-state tuition ($23,850 vs $42,095 at University of Dubuque)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between University of Dubuque and Calumet College of Saint Joseph?▼
University of Dubuque leads on retention rate at 76.6% versus 42.3% at Calumet College of Saint Joseph. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Dubuque and Calumet College of Saint Joseph?▼
Calumet College of Saint Joseph leads on in-state tuition at $23,850 versus $42,095 at University of Dubuque. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Dubuque and Calumet College of Saint Joseph?▼
Calumet College of Saint Joseph leads on out-of-state tuition at $23,850 versus $42,095 at University of Dubuque. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); retention rate focus for this pair · 2025