Clarke University is a private Catholic university in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It was founded in 1843 as St. Mary's Female Academy by Mother Mary Frances Clarke, foundress of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Established: 1843
President: Fletcher M. Lamkin (interim)
Former names: St. Mary's Female Academy (1843–1881) · Mount St. Joseph Academy and College (1881–1928) · Clarke College (1928–2010)