Emmaus Bible College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Emmaus Bible College

Emmaus Bible College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Dubuque, Iowa (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 224 students of which 237 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Emmaus Bible College is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 59.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,161 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,186, with published in-state tuition of $20,800 and a Pell grant recipient share of 43.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $15,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 82.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.9%. Graduates earn a median of $42,631 ten years after enrolling, compared with $34,653 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 10300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 51.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.