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Coe College

Coe College is a private campus in Cedar Rapids proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Presbyterian Church (USA) affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$12,657

family income
under $30k

$13,250

$30–48k

$16,889

$48–75k

$20,555

$75–110k

$27,413

over $110k

Average net price

$18,7452023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Coe College has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $22,577 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $18,745.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,524
2009	$18,861
2010	$19,397
2011	$20,003
2012	$20,822
2013	$22,577
2014	$20,496
2015	$20,896
2016	$20,767
2017	$20,349
2018	$19,955
2019	$20,371
2020	$18,515
2021	$18,673
2022	$19,155
2023	$18,745

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$67,3722024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Coe College rose from $37,610 (2009) to $67,372 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$37,610
2010	$40,020
2011	$41,750
2012	$43,550
2013	$45,387
2014	$47,060
2015	$48,923
2016	$50,982
2017	$53,261
2018	$55,101
2019	$56,849
2020	$58,857
2021	$59,900
2022	$62,654
2023	$64,682
2024	$67,372

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$18,415
2001	$19,340
2002	$20,540
2003	$21,605
2004	$22,650
2005	$23,570
2006	$25,120
2007	$26,390
2008	$27,720
2013	$35,730
2014	$37,320
2015	$39,080
2016	$41,000
2017	$42,430
2018	$44,050
2019	$45,580
2020	$47,220
2021	$48,822
2022	$50,664
2023	$52,576

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Coe College reports published tuition of $54,666 in this record. Coe College's $54,666 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Coe College reports 1,164 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

65.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Coe College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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65.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Coe College rose from 56.2% (entered 1991) to 65.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	56.2%
1992 cohort	62.2%
1993 cohort	57.3%
1994 cohort	60.4%
1995 cohort	58.6%
1996 cohort	67.5%
1997 cohort	70.1%
1998 cohort	65.2%
1999 cohort	73.1%
2000 cohort	71.1%
2001 cohort	67.4%
2002 cohort	70.4%
2003 cohort	70.3%
2004 cohort	69.9%
2005 cohort	69.3%
2006 cohort	68.5%
2007 cohort	66.7%
2008 cohort	70.4%
2009 cohort	66.8%
2010 cohort	67.2%
2011 cohort	69.3%
2012 cohort	65.6%
2013 cohort	65.7%
2014 cohort	61.7%
2015 cohort	64.5%
2016 cohort	65.2%
2017 cohort	59%
2018 cohort	65.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,125	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,813	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,596	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$3,175
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$2,665
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$3,356
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$3,177
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$4,875
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$28,100	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$28,500	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$5,917
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$8,075
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$47,136

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$51,362

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$57,125

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Coe College admitted 5,529 of 8,633 applicants in Fall 2024. The 64% rate describes that application pool.

64%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $52,576 tuition · 2023–24 1,164 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1070–12901600

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Admissions

Coe College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Coe College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 540–640 and Math was 530–650 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1070–1290 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	540	580	640
SAT Math	530	570	650
ACT Composite	23	26	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Coe College received 8,633 applications and admitted 5,529 (64%), with 303 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

64%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	77.2%
Fall 2002	77.3%
Fall 2003	70.6%
Fall 2004	71.8%
Fall 2005	72.1%
Fall 2006	67.7%
Fall 2007	64%
Fall 2008	63%
Fall 2009	64.8%
Fall 2010	61.4%
Fall 2011	64.3%
Fall 2012	66.7%
Fall 2013	61.7%
Fall 2014	55.3%
Fall 2015	63.3%
Fall 2016	50%
Fall 2017	56.2%
Fall 2018	66.9%
Fall 2019	63.3%
Fall 2020	79.9%
Fall 2021	72.7%
Fall 2023	70.7%
Fall 2024	64%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1070–1290Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1040	1250
Fall 2002	1040	1280
Fall 2004	1090	1300
Fall 2005	1080	1310
Fall 2006	1180	1366
Fall 2007	1098	1306
Fall 2008	1090	1360
Fall 2009	1078	1278
Fall 2010	1020	1310
Fall 2011	1010	1310
Fall 2012	950	1260
Fall 2013	988	1363
Fall 2014	1030	1275
Fall 2015	1010	1265
Fall 2016	1020	1270
Fall 2017	1073	1326
Fall 2018	1078	1300
Fall 2023	1080	1280
Fall 2024	1070	1290

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

23–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	27
Fall 2002	22	27
Fall 2003	22	27
Fall 2004	22	27
Fall 2005	23	28
Fall 2006	22	28
Fall 2007	23	28
Fall 2008	23	28
Fall 2009	23	28
Fall 2010	23	28
Fall 2011	24	28
Fall 2012	23	28
Fall 2013	23	28
Fall 2014	22	28
Fall 2015	22	27
Fall 2016	22	28
Fall 2017	22	28
Fall 2018	22	28
Fall 2023	22	28
Fall 2024	23	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,164Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Coe College fell from 1,300 (Fall 2002) to 1,164 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,300
Fall 2003	1,290
Fall 2004	1,337
Fall 2005	1,331
Fall 2006	1,275
Fall 2007	1,298
Fall 2008	1,310
Fall 2009	1,266
Fall 2010	1,295
Fall 2011	1,324
Fall 2012	1,319
Fall 2013	1,355
Fall 2014	1,363
Fall 2015	1,337
Fall 2016	1,323
Fall 2017	1,350
Fall 2018	1,369
Fall 2019	1,377
Fall 2020	1,363
Fall 2021	1,347
Fall 2022	1,224
Fall 2023	1,246
Fall 2024	1,164

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Coe College has held near 73% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	81%
Fall 2003 cohort	84%
Fall 2004 cohort	81%
Fall 2005 cohort	82%
Fall 2006 cohort	79%
Fall 2007 cohort	80%
Fall 2008 cohort	83%
Fall 2009 cohort	78%
Fall 2010 cohort	80%
Fall 2011 cohort	81%
Fall 2012 cohort	79%
Fall 2013 cohort	78%
Fall 2014 cohort	77%
Fall 2015 cohort	75%
Fall 2016 cohort	81%
Fall 2017 cohort	75%
Fall 2018 cohort	80%
Fall 2019 cohort	81%
Fall 2020 cohort	74%
Fall 2021 cohort	70%
Fall 2022 cohort	77%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Coe College

Faculty pay at Coe College averages $87,492 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Coe College as a primarily residential campus of 1,164 undergraduates — and 72.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Coe College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1070–1290 — their midpoint is near the IA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Coe College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Coe College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Coe College64%

Iowa median80.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Coe College$54,666

Iowa median$36,684

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Coe College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Coe College$57,125

Iowa median$55,396

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Coe College, Iowa and national reference values
Metric & basis	Coe College	Iowa median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	64%	80.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$54,666	$36,684	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$57,125	$55,396	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Coe College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Coe College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$81,408
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$79,294
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$64,619
Biology, General	$62,172
Physics	$61,162
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$60,540
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$58,716
History	$58,240
Psychology, General	$55,024
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$52,880
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$49,498

These 11 fields listed for Coe College measure earnings after completion. The $57,125 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 30 additional Coe College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Coe College report?

Coe College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1070–1290 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Coe College's acceptance rate?

64% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 5,529 admitted from 8,633 applicants.

How much does Coe College cost?

At Coe College, tuition is $54,666. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Coe College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $57,125. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Iowa

Clarke University — 71.8% admitted
Cornell College — 79.9% admitted
Dordt University — 68.5% admitted
Drake University — 63.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.