10-yr median earnings
$61,033
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Sioux City, Iowa
St Luke's College
St Luke's College is a private nonprofit institution in Sioux City, Iowa. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $61,033
- 10-yr median earnings
- 80.0%
- Acceptance rate
- $19,820
- Avg net price / yr
The verdict
St Luke's College pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 15%
- former-student earnings, US
- 80.0%
- acceptance rate
- +11%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this St Luke's College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B-
College Value Score
65/100
St Luke's College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A-
$61,033
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$19,820
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$15,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
87.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$19,820
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - St Luke's College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How St Luke's College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
St Luke's College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$61,033 Top 15% higher than 85% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | St Luke's College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $61,033 | #751 of 5103 | 85th |
| Average net price | $19,820 | #3049 of 5020 | 39th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 167 | #3831 of 5462 | 30th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
167
Undergraduate enrollment
80.0%
Acceptance rate
980
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$61,033
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How St Luke's College ranks in Iowa
State rank among 69 reporting Iowa colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | St Luke's College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $61,033 | #7 of 69 | 90th |
| Average net price | $19,820 | #43 of 68 | 37th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 167 | #50 of 73 | 32nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Iowa
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake University | $71,901 | $29,127 |
| 2 | Allen College | $71,261 | - |
| 3 | University of Iowa | $64,762 | $22,531 |
| 4 | Iowa State University | $63,386 | $18,589 |
| 5 | Grinnell College | $62,830 | $17,648 |
| 6 | Mercy College of Health Sciences | $62,234 | $26,924 |
| 7 | St Luke's CollegeThis school | $61,033 | $19,820 |
| 8 | Mount Mercy University | $60,787 | $20,168 |
| 9 | Luther College | $59,850 | $23,097 |
| 10 | Saint Ambrose University | $59,531 | $24,691 |
| 11 | Palmer College of Chiropractic | $59,483 | - |
| 12 | Simpson College | $59,274 | $21,936 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 80.0% |
| SAT Average | 980 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 17 – 23 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $24,175 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $24,175 |
| Average Net Price | $19,820 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $15,602 |
| Over $110,000 | $26,147 |
50.0%
Pell Grant Rate
77.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$15,000
Median Debt
$159/mo
Monthly Payment
St Luke's College costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $21,743 to $13,021 (-40.1%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $21,7432023 · $13,021
Over the same years, enrollment went +4.3% (184 → 192 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
92.5%
Female
36.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
$54,850
Median Earnings (6yr)
80.8%
Earning Over $25K
87.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $54,850 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $61,033 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 80.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 87.5% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $15,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $159/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 2 | 48 | $64,622 | $73,304 | $13,000 |
| Bachelor's | 1 | 14 | $85,214 | $85,214 | $21,900 |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 14 | $85,214 | $21,900 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 33 | $73,304 | $13,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's | 15 | $55,939 | $13,000 |
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at St Luke's College? ▼
St Luke's College is a private nonprofit institution in Sioux City, Iowa. The acceptance rate is 80.0%. The average SAT score is 980. Undergraduate enrollment is 167 students.
How much do St Luke's College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at St Luke's College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $61,033 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $54,850.
How much does St Luke's College cost? ▼
The average net price at St Luke's College is $19,820. In-state tuition is $24,175 and out-of-state tuition is $24,175. Median student debt at graduation is $15,000.
Is St Luke's College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at St Luke's College is $15,000, while former students earn a median of $61,033 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 87.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $159.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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