100%100% of tuition is covered through our Tuition Pledge for eligible students from Iowa.
68%68% of UD’s student body is from outside of Iowa and benefit from our Affordability Commitment.
99%99% of undergraduate students receive financial aid from UD.
University of Dubuque's Transfer Pathway for Iowa Community College Graduates
At the University of Dubuque, we're committed to helping students from Iowa's community colleges complete their undergraduate degrees with direction, affordability, and efficiency.
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UD Pursues Opening the First New Medical School in Iowa in Over 125 Years
The University of Dubuque is officially moving forward with the required approvals and programmatic accreditation process to open a four-year medical school. In recognition of a $60 million gift from John (DHL'17) and Alice (DHL'17) Butler - one of the largest donations to UD in its 172-year history - the new college will be named after the Butler family.
Learn MoreFeb 6 - Feb 6 2026 University of Dubuque Jazz Festival
Feb 7 - Feb 7 Visit Day
Feb 9 - Feb 9 Spring 2026 Michael Lester Wendt Character Lecture
The Chlapaty Center for Innovation
During the Momentum Campaign launch on Thursday, October 2, another transformational investment was announced. The Chlapaty Center for Innovation will be a dynamic interdisciplinary hub that encourages hands-on, experiential learning across disciplines such health and medical sciences, aviation, business, communication, computer science, digital art and design, and fine arts.
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Shea Reisel, of Somonauk, Illinois, is a senior mass communication major who is a women's wrestling student-athlete for the University of Dubuque. Throughout her career at UD, Reisel is a two-time National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships national qualifier, with an All-American eighth place finish at the 2025 NCWWC. Recently, on January 24, Reisel became a conference champion for the first time in her career at 117lbs at the second annual American Rivers Conference Women's Wrestling Championships.
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