Graceland University

Graceland University has challenged students for more than 100 years to embrace learning as a lifestyle. Students are encouraged to pursue a variety of intellectual choices through the universitys firmly-based liberal arts tradition. Its rich history of diversity, acceptance and intellectual pursuit found on the original campus in Lamoni, Iowa, have been taken to the second campus in Independence, Missouri, satellite sites and programs offered on- line. Graceland attracts students from across the United States and around the world. The graduates of this diverse non-sectarian student body are prepared to meet the challenges in this increasingly complex world.

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School Details

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Private, Coed 1895 Other Trimester $47.4 million 1 University Place, Lamoni, IA 50140 (641) 784-5000
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Iowa Lamoni 923

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The The student-faculty ratio at Graceland University is 14:1, and the school has 65.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Graceland University include: Health Professions and Related Programs; Education; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies; and Psychology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 64 percent.

Faculty & Classes

Title Value
Classes with fewer than 20 students 65.5%
20-49 33.6%
50 or more 0.9%

Majors

  • Health Professions and Related Programs, 27%
  • Education, 20%
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, 15%
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, 7%
  • Psychology, 4%

Academic Programs & Offerings

  • Bachelor and Master in Nursing programs
  • First-year experiences - N/A
  • Service learning - N/A
  • Senior capstone or culminating academic experience - N/A
  • Undergraduate research/creative projects - N/A