Colleges in Iowa
75 colleges and universities with 134,174 undergraduates. Rankings: colleges with the lowest net price · colleges whose graduates earn the most · easiest colleges to get into · most selective colleges · colleges with the highest graduation rate · cheapest in-state tuition.
Largest colleges
| College | Net price | Acceptance | Graduation | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State University Ames, IA · Public · 25,367 students |
$18,589 | 89% | 75% | $63,386 |
| University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public · 22,264 students |
$22,531 | 84% | 75% | $64,762 |
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA · Public · 10,446 students |
$11,171 | — | 39% | $41,018 |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA · Public · 7,591 students |
$9,705 | — | 43% | $41,016 |
| University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA · Public · 7,529 students |
$15,901 | 93% | 68% | $55,177 |
| Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IA · Public · 3,520 students |
$14,017 | — | 45% | $39,060 |
| Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA · Public · 3,103 students |
$9,328 | — | 42% | $42,046 |
| Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs, IA · Public · 2,916 students |
$14,629 | — | 40% | $42,793 |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA · Public · 2,647 students |
$8,770 | — | 50% | $40,473 |
| Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, IA · Public · 2,626 students |
$9,649 | — | 43% | $42,849 |
| Drake University Des Moines, IA · Private nonprofit · 2,543 students |
$29,127 | 64% | 74% | $71,901 |
| Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,994 students |
$20,942 | 96% | 34% | $52,766 |
| Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,916 students |
$24,691 | 77% | 61% | $59,531 |
| Waldorf University Forest City, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,827 students |
$19,693 | 77% | 21% | $51,165 |
| Grinnell College Grinnell, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,729 students |
$17,648 | 15% | 88% | $62,830 |
| Southeastern Community College West Burlington, IA · Public · 1,699 students |
$12,347 | — | 43% | $36,882 |
| Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar, IA · Public · 1,697 students |
$11,272 | — | 51% | $41,306 |
| Dordt University Sioux Center, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,597 students |
$25,807 | 68% | 70% | $52,559 |
| Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA · Public · 1,495 students |
$10,693 | — | 40% | $40,507 |
| Grand View University Des Moines, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,486 students |
$21,774 | 99% | 54% | $52,824 |
| Wartburg College Waverly, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,452 students |
$32,908 | 76% | 64% | $56,201 |
| University of Dubuque Dubuque, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,440 students |
$23,386 | 89% | 40% | $51,190 |
| Luther College Decorah, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,379 students |
$23,097 | 72% | 71% | $59,850 |
| Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,366 students |
$18,846 | 78% | 62% | $49,156 |
| North Iowa Area Community College Mason City, IA · Public · 1,320 students |
$10,010 | — | 61% | $43,462 |
| William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,301 students |
$22,601 | 52% | 33% | $48,936 |
| Simpson College Indianola, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,227 students |
$21,936 | 86% | 63% | $59,274 |
| Northwestern College Orange City, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,175 students |
$25,907 | 80% | 66% | $49,802 |
| Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,164 students |
$18,745 | 64% | 66% | $57,125 |
| Morningside University Sioux City, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,163 students |
$31,320 | 71% | 50% | $55,494 |
| Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,107 students |
$20,168 | 83% | 58% | $60,787 |
| Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,086 students |
$23,634 | 80% | 62% | $53,460 |
| Loras College Dubuque, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,083 students |
$20,716 | 100% | 68% | $58,289 |
| Central College Pella, IA · Private nonprofit · 1,070 students |
$23,377 | 86% | 66% | $54,317 |
| Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville, IA · Public · 941 students |
$13,933 | — | 50% | $43,108 |
| Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA · Private nonprofit · 922 students |
$14,956 | 96% | 50% | $27,981 |
| Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines, IA · Private nonprofit · 867 students |
$26,924 | 100% | 66% | $62,234 |
| Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon, IA · Public · 864 students |
$14,800 | — | 58% | $50,776 |
| Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni, IA · Private nonprofit · 798 students |
$18,504 | 81% | 42% | $47,361 |
| Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown, IA · Public · 788 students |
$8,059 | — | 42% | $41,010 |
| Clarke University Dubuque, IA · Private nonprofit · 742 students |
$24,479 | 72% | 56% | $55,396 |
| Southwestern Community College Creston, IA · Public · 729 students |
$9,871 | — | 59% | $40,129 |
| Briar Cliff University Sioux City, IA · Private nonprofit · 624 students |
$23,907 | — | 48% | $54,475 |
| Ellsworth Community College Iowa Falls, IA · Public · 499 students |
$11,451 | — | 38% | $40,562 |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny, IA · Private nonprofit · 405 students |
$16,282 | 68% | 68% | $40,650 |
| Allen College Waterloo, IA · Private nonprofit · 261 students |
— | — | — | $71,261 |
| Aveda Institute-Des Moines West Des Moines, IA · Private for-profit · 244 students |
$18,552 | — | 88% | $36,132 |
| Emmaus Bible College Dubuque, IA · Private nonprofit · 224 students |
$13,186 | 60% | 83% | $42,631 |
| PCI Academy-Ames Ames, IA · Private for-profit · 176 students |
$20,533 | — | 77% | $31,330 |
| St Luke's College Sioux City, IA · Private nonprofit · 167 students |
$19,820 | 80% | 100% | $61,033 |
| Capri College-Dubuque Dubuque, IA · Private for-profit · 165 students |
$15,660 | — | 74% | $28,266 |
| La James International College-Johnston Johnston, IA · Private for-profit · 141 students |
$15,759 | — | 88% | $27,401 |
| Capri College-Davenport Davenport, IA · Private for-profit · 135 students |
$16,635 | — | 82% | $26,932 |
| Capri College-Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA · Private for-profit · 129 students |
$16,541 | — | 65% | $29,307 |
| La James International College-Davenport Davenport, IA · Private for-profit · 127 students |
$17,813 | — | 91% | $23,303 |
| PCI Academy-Iowa City Iowa City, IA · Private for-profit · 113 students |
$20,938 | — | 71% | $31,330 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA · Private for-profit · 91 students |
$11,742 | — | 52% | $20,955 |
| Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines Des Moines, IA · Private for-profit · 74 students |
$12,673 | — | 81% | $25,803 |
| Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City Sioux City, IA · Private for-profit · 67 students |
$16,878 | — | 72% | $26,654 |
| SOHO Hair Academy Council Bluffs, IA · Private for-profit · 66 students |
$13,198 | — | 76% | $17,349 |
| Divine Word College Epworth, IA · Private nonprofit · 64 students |
— | — | 100% | — |
| La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology Mason City, IA · Private for-profit · 56 students |
$4,522 | — | 76% | $27,484 |
| La James International College-Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA · Private for-profit · 54 students |
$18,569 | — | 71% | $25,575 |
| Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School Urbandale, IA · Private for-profit · 45 students |
$44,980 | — | 90% | — |
| Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport, IA · Private nonprofit · 43 students |
— | — | — | $59,483 |
| Ross College-Davenport Davenport, IA · Private for-profit · 42 students |
$20,254 | — | 65% | $29,898 |
| Orion Technical College Davenport, IA · Private for-profit · 41 students |
$26,439 | — | 81% | $37,008 |
| Carlson College of Massage Therapy Anamosa, IA · Private for-profit · 39 students |
$14,141 | — | 100% | $26,893 |
| American Hair Academy Mt. Pleasant, IA · Private for-profit · 25 students |
$11,556 | — | 44% | $28,724 |
| La James International College-Ft Dodge Fort Dodge, IA · Private for-profit · 22 students |
$14,824 | — | 90% | $26,679 |
| Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake Spirit Lake, IA · Private for-profit · 22 students |
$5,508 | — | 92% | $23,784 |
| Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology Cedar Rapids, IA · Private nonprofit · 21 students |
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| UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology Des Moines, IA · Private nonprofit · 16 students |
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| Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines, IA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque, IA · Private nonprofit |
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Cities
- Ames 2
- Anamosa 1
- Ankeny 2
- Calmar 1
- Cedar Falls 3
- Cedar Rapids 5
- Council Bluffs 2
- Creston 1
- Davenport 7
- Decorah 1
- Des Moines 5
- Dubuque 6
- Epworth 1
- Estherville 1
- Fairfield 1
- Fayette 1
- Forest City 1
- Fort Dodge 2
- Grinnell 1
- Indianola 1
- Iowa City 2
- Iowa Falls 1
- Johnston 1
- Lamoni 1
- Marshalltown 1
- Mason City 2
- Mount Vernon 1
- Mt. Pleasant 1
- Orange City 1
- Oskaloosa 1
- Ottumwa 1
- Pella 1
- Sheldon 1
- Sioux Center 1
- Sioux City 5
- Spirit Lake 1
- Storm Lake 1
- Urbandale 1
- Waterloo 2
- Waverly 1
- West Burlington 1
- West Des Moines 2