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Allen College: cost, admission and results

Allen College is a private nonprofit college in Waterloo, Iowa. It has about 261 undergraduate students.

At a glance

  • $74,338Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Waterloo, Iowa 50703
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Small city
Undergraduate students
261
Graduate students
222
Students per teacher
8 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
allencollege.edu

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Results

MeasureThis collegeIA medianUS median
Median earnings 10 years after starting$74,338$57,656$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$12,500$21,381$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Iowa and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

32% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 68% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 92% women and 8% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 40 of the 43 colleges in Iowa on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,227.

What is not reported

The College Scorecard has no figure for an admission rate, published tuition, a net price, the share of students who return for a second year or a graduation rate at Allen College. That is common for colleges that are small or new, that teach mostly graduate students, or that take few first-time, full-time students, because several measures count only that group. It says nothing by itself about quality. Ask the college directly for the figures that matter to you.

Other colleges in Iowa of a similar size

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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