Clarke University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 100,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 738
Men / Women 55% / 45%
From State 33%
From Region 31%
Athletes 568 (78.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 50%
Black 14%
Hispanic 12%
International 11%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Clarke University 167 45% 62% 1% 6% 8% 12% $64,816 25 -0.24 49 97%
Computer Science 8 — 75% 50% 0% 12% 12% 12% $82,391 6 -1.24 80 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,164 46 -0.14 62 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,931 19 -0.77 50 — — — — —
Biology 10 +1 20% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,435 45 -0.12 51 — — — — —
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $64,624 33 -0.36 49 100% — — — —
Health and Wellness 12 — 42% 58% 0% 8% 25% 8% $65,560 46 -0.20 51 — — — — —
Nursing 13 — 15% 54% 15% 0% 0% 0% $78,427 4 -1.37 76 99% — — — —
Accounting — — — — — — — — $76,205 27 -0.70 73 — — — — —
Business Administration 34 +13 71% 56% 0% 0% 6% 26% $88,357 81 +0.56 85 97% — — — —
Sports Management 19 +2 84% 37% 0% 16% 26% 16% $45,066 3 -1.71 6 100% — — — —
English 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,613 12 -0.95 6 — — — — —
Communication 5 — 60% 40% 0% 40% 20% 0% $51,424 14 -0.98 15 — — — — —
Psychology 14 +5 29% 50% 0% 14% 7% 14% $58,487 72 +0.52 32 96% — — — —
Social Work 4 — 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $53,912 51 +0.08 20 — — — — —
Elementary Education 25 — 4% 92% 0% 0% 0% 4% $55,385 77 +0.46 24 93% — — — —
General Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,003 33 -0.36 16 — — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $55,385 54 +0.04 24 93% — — — —
Graphic Design 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $45,337 8 -1.15 7 — — — — —
Music Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,573 92 +1.06 27 — — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $41,982 29 -0.51 4 — — — — —
Studio Art 6 +6 83% 50% 0% 0% 0% 17% $41,196 26 -0.60 4 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,773
ROI Percentile 49th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
Transfer-Out Rate 39%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 31.7% 53 75% 49% 0% 6% 13% 23% $72,838 34 -0.26 67 98% —
Education 19.8% 33 15% 88% 0% 0% 3% 3% $55,180 63 +0.33 24 93% —
Health Sciences 15.0% 25 28% 56% 8% 4% 12% 4% $72,251 28 -0.81 66 99% —
Social Sciences 13.8% 23 30% 52% 0% 22% 9% 9% $56,156 40 +0.12 26 96% —
Arts 6.6% 11 64% 55% 0% 0% 0% 27% $43,795 16 -0.59 5 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.0% 10 20% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,435 39 -0.12 51 — —
Computer Science 4.8% 8 75% 50% 0% 12% 12% 12% $82,391 8 -1.24 80 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 3 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,420 20 -0.35 58 — —
Humanities 0.6% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,613 4 -0.95 6 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 124 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Soccer 70 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Baseball 60 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Track & Field (combined) 57 $701K $701K $0
Basketball 29 $695K $695K $0
Lacrosse 24 $656K $656K $0
Volleyball 21 $565K $565K $0
Other Sports 15 $319K $319K $0
Golf 8 $152K $152K $0
Bowling 6 $179K $179K $0
Total 369 $9.7M $9.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 62 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Track & Field (combined) 54 $563K $563K $0
Softball 34 $893K $893K $0
Volleyball 32 $827K $827K $0
Basketball 26 $877K $877K $0
Other Sports 11 $234K $234K $0
Bowling 6 $202K $202K $0
Golf 5 $130K $130K $0
Total 199 $5.4M $5.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 132 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Football 124 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Track & Field (combined) 111 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 60 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Basketball 55 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Volleyball 53 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 34 $893K $893K $0
Other Sports 26 $553K $553K $0
Lacrosse 24 $656K $656K $0
Golf 13 $283K $283K $0
Bowling 12 $381K $381K $0
Total 568 $16.0M $16.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 89%
Yield (non-ED) 6%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 89% 89% 89%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 11%
SAT Range 900 – 1160
SAT Math Range 470 – 590
SAT RW Range 430 – 570