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Clarke College

Work 1550 Clarke Drive Dubuque, IA 52001
Work(563) 588-6316
Web site: http://www.clarke.edu
Tier 3
College Category:
Liberal Arts Colleges

Overview : Clarke College

General Information  
Institutional Control: Private
Year founded: 1843
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 1,022
Setting urban
Endowment: $18,991,200
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: rolling
Application fee: $25
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 62.4 %
Selectivity: selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,378
Mission  
School mission Clarke College is a Catholic, coeducational, liberal arts college founded in 1843 by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubuque, Iowa. Clarke educates students at the postsecondary level in the liberal arts, sciences, fine arts, selected professional programs, and graduate programs. The faculty, students, staff, and administration are a caring, learning community committed to excellence in education. Clarke provides a supportive environment that encourages personal and intellectual growth, promotes global awareness and social responsibility, and deepens spiritual values. All new freshmen take a common set of courses that introduce them to the general education outcomes of writing, speaking, critical thinking, and spirituality. General education outcomes are reinforced in upper division courses and emphasized in all departmental capstone courses.

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