Graceland University-Lamoni

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Graceland University-Lamoni

Graceland University-Lamoni operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Lamoni, Iowa (rural: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 798 students of which 974 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. Graceland University-Lamoni is categorized as “18” 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 80.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,504, with published in-state tuition of $20,950 and a Pell grant recipient share of 49.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,212, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 40.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 55.0%. Graduates earn a median of $47,361 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,792 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 87600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 65.9% 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.