Iowa · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 1,246 undergraduate students. 40 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Coe College

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-14%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment at Coe College fell 14% between 2021 and 2024 (1.3k → 1.2k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+12%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Coe College rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($48.8k → $54.7k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+12%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Coe College rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($48.8k → $54.7k).

COMPLETION DROP · TRENDING WORSE-6pp

150%-time completion

150%-time completion fell 6 pp at Coe College vs the 2018–2022 baseline (59.0% vs 64.5%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Iowa

Each tile compares this institution to the Iowa median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$57,125+21% · 6→10y
Iowa median $42,849
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$47,136
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
59.0%+17% · '97→'24
Iowa median 58.4%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$20,496+112% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
1,246+4% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
76.5%-13% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
70.7%-17% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$52,576+197% · '00→'24
out-of-state $52,576
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

4.8%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $20,496 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $57,125 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 199620241,164
1,37797819962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202465.9%
73%56%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$27,000
$28,500$12,75019972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 100% · 19972024+24%

Coe College · completion · 100% rose

47.9% → 59.3%

RETENTION · 20042024-13%

Coe College · retention fell

84.0% → 72.7%

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+197%

Coe College · in-state tuition rose

$18,415 → $54,666

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+197%

Coe College · out-of-state tuition rose

$18,415 → $54,666

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+112%

Coe College · median debt rose

$12,750 → $27,000

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Coe College · cohort default rate fell

4.1% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 20082024+54%

Coe College · pell share rose

23.3% → 35.8%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+24%

Coe College · earnings_median_10yr rose

$45,900 → $57,125

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+22%

Coe College · earnings_median_8yr rose

$42,000 → $51,362

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+27%

Coe College · earnings_median_6yr rose

$37,000 → $47,136

SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

9 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Coe College

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$675,330
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 7
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 7year 0year 39
Cost per year
$16,889
HS-only baseline · IA
$36,800
Years to complete
4
CIP family
52

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Coe College graduates earn $X” — not “Coe College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Coe College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →