Loras College vs Aurora University

Loras College and Aurora University, both esteemed institutions of higher learning, offer distinct educational experiences. Loras, a private Catholic college in Dubuque, Iowa, boasts a 90% acceptance rate and a student body of around 1,500 undergraduates. Aurora, a private university in Aurora, Illinois, has a higher acceptance rate of 95% and a larger student body of over 4,000 undergraduates. While Loras is known for its strong liberal arts and sciences programs, Aurora excels in business, nursing, and education. Both universities offer a diverse range of extracurricular activities and a supportive learning environment. To help you make an informed decision, we've compiled a comprehensive comparison table highlighting key differences between these two institutions, including acceptance rates, popular majors, student body demographics, and graduation rates.

	Aurora University	Loras College
Overview
Location	Aurora, Illinois	Dubuque, Iowa
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	78.0%	78.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation		Catholic

Admission
Acceptance rate	86.4%	72.0%
Application fees
SAT range	960 - 1130	N/A
ACT range	19 - 24	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	35.0%
Students submitting ACT score	14.0%
Total number of applicants	3,101	2,086
Total number of admissions given out	2,680	1,501
Admitted students who chose to enroll	822	296
Yield rate	30.7%	19.7%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$35,160	$45,563
Average net price	$17,410	$20,068
Tuition	$26,400	$33,500
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,840 Meal plan: $5,440	Room/dormitory: $4,000 Meal plan: $4,760
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan Other alternative tuition plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	99.0% Average amount $18,441	100.0% Average amount $26,765
Students receiving federal student loan	56.0% Average amount $4,944	64.0% Average amount $5,320
Students taking out private loans	4.0% Average amount $12,101	17.0% Average amount $8,551

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	4,114 Men 33.6% Women 66.4%	1,296 Men 57.3% Women 42.7%
Graduate students	2,051 Men 20.7% Women 79.3%	90 Men 28.9% Women 71.1%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	23.4%	69.3%
International students	0.5%	2.0%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	641	783
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Texas California	Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Florida Missouri

Academics
Popular study areas	Public Administration and Social Service Education Health Professions Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Education Business Psychology Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Communication and Journalism
Students to faculty ratio	20:1	11:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	55.4%	68.0%
Dropout rate	43.8%	31.5%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,923 Year 2: $65,238 Year 3: $70,820 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,230 Year 2: $66,941 Year 3: $65,026 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,536 Year 2: $62,661 Year 3: $64,344 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,727 Year 2: $67,101 Year 3: $62,891 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,719 Year 2: $47,200 Year 3: $60,344 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,889 Year 2: $50,105 Year 3: $56,830 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,853 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $55,663 Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,464 Year 3: $55,626 Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,398 Year 2: $50,105 Year 3: $53,070 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,164 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $52,090	Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,323 Year 2: $51,607 Year 3: $59,244 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,102 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $58,312 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,391 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $47,841 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,509 Year 2: $43,240 Year 3: $46,795 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,865 Year 2: $36,437 Year 3: $45,484 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,504 Year 2: $34,847 Year 3: $32,931 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,403 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $37,208 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,258 Year 2: $40,188 Year 3: N/A Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: N/A

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