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St Luke's College

#1533 in US ranking Sioux City, IA
Type:
Private not-for-profit
Programs:
4 years or more

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Cost

Cost / year
$34,004
Tuition & fees
$20,940
Avg. aid
$7,520
Receiving aid
100%

Admissions

Acceptance rate
80%
ACT range
17–23

Outcomes

Graduation rate
100%
Median salary
$68,969
1 yr after graduation

What is the history of St Luke's College?

St. Luke's College in Sioux City, Iowa, is a small college focused on health-care education. Its identity is closely tied to preparing students for clinical professions rather than offering a broad range of liberal arts majors.

The college's name reflects its connection to St. Luke's health-care institutions in Sioux City. For applicants, the most important consequence of that history is the college's specialized academic focus: programs, admissions requirements, and student activities are shaped more by health-care training than by a traditional residential-college model. Applicants researching a particular program should use its current catalog, rather than the college's history, to determine which credentials and clinical experiences it offers today.

What are the faculties and departments at St Luke's College?

St. Luke's College organizes its academic offerings around health professions, including nursing and allied health, rather than a large collection of separate colleges and schools. Students should choose a specific program before comparing its prerequisites, credential, clinical schedule, and professional requirements.

Nursing and radiologic technology are examples of the health-care fields associated with the college's academic focus. A program's title alone does not establish whether it leads to an associate degree, a bachelor's degree, or eligibility for a particular licensing examination; those details belong in the current program catalog. Clinical courses may also have requirements beyond ordinary classroom courses, such as health documentation, background screening, or assigned placements.

The reported student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1. That institution-wide figure describes enrollment relative to faculty; it does not promise seven-student classes or individual clinical instruction.

What is the location of St Luke's College?

St. Luke's College is in Sioux City, Iowa, a regional center near the Nebraska and South Dakota borders. Its location is particularly relevant to students arranging transportation to classes and clinical sites.

The college permits first-year students to register or park a car. Even with that option, applicants should check where their program's instruction and clinical placements occur: travel requirements can differ from a trip to the main campus. Sioux Gateway Airport serves the area, but local transportation and clinical-site schedules are likely to matter more in everyday planning.

What is the mission and vision of St Luke's College?

St. Luke's College's educational purpose centers on preparing students for health-care practice. That focus helps explain its emphasis on professional coursework and clinical preparation.

Prospective students should distinguish a stated mission from a measurable outcome. A commitment to professional preparation does not, by itself, establish licensure results, employment rates, or the availability of a particular clinical placement. Those questions require program-specific evidence.

St Luke's College Profile - Basic Information

Name of the institution

St Luke's College

Level of institution

Four or more years

Control of institution

Private

Setting type

City: Small

Institutional Category

Degree - granting, not primarily baccalaureate or above

Institution size category

Under 1,000

School type

Four-year college

Main student body

Coeducational

Calendar system

Semesters

Foundation year

1967

St Luke's College Accreditation

St Luke's College is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation confirms that the school meets quality standards and is required for students to receive federal financial aid.

St Luke's College Programs and Degrees

iconCertificate of less than 1 year
iconCertificate of at least 1 year, but less than 2 years
iconAssociate's degree
iconBachelor's degree

Data last updated on November 5, 2026

Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026

Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.

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