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Colleges in Iowa

Iowa has 54 degree-granting colleges and universities in the federal directory: 19 public, 33 private nonprofit and 2 for-profit. Together they enroll about 132,000 undergraduates. Largest by enrollment: Iowa State University, with 25,367. They're listed A to Z: the Almanac doesn't rank colleges.

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CollegeNet price Admit rate Graduation Undergrads
Allen CollegeWaterloo · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported261
Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City · Private nonprofit
$27,472Not reported46%624
Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake · Private nonprofit
$18,85578%58%1,366
Central CollegePella · Private nonprofit
$22,89486%59%1,070
Clarke UniversityDubuque · Private nonprofit
$26,09572%52%742
Coe CollegeCedar Rapids · Private nonprofit
$18,64764%60%1,164
Cornell CollegeMount Vernon · Private nonprofit
$25,29780%60%1,086
Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny · Public
$7,005Not reportedNot reported10,446
Des Moines University, Osteopathic Medical CenterWest Des Moines · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Divine Word CollegeEpworth · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported64
Dordt UniversitySioux Center · Private nonprofit
$25,94468%72%1,597
Drake UniversityDes Moines · Private nonprofit
$29,41564%71%2,543
Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport · Public
$12,958Not reportedNot reported3,520
Ellsworth Community CollegeIowa Falls · Public
$12,300Not reportedNot reported499
Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque · Private nonprofit
$9,58060%67%224
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny · Private nonprofit
$16,51768%56%405
Graceland University, LamoniLamoni · Private nonprofit
$19,89981%44%798
Grand View UniversityDes Moines · Private nonprofit
$21,70599%49%1,486
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell · Private nonprofit
$15,20315%86%1,729
Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo · Public
$15,128Not reportedNot reported2,626
Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa · Public
$11,505Not reportedNot reported1,495
Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge · Public
$12,725Not reportedNot reported3,103
Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville · Public
$10,553Not reportedNot reported941
Iowa State UniversityAmes · Public
$18,51789%77%25,367
Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs · Public
$16,324Not reportedNot reported2,916
Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids · Public
$12,073Not reportedNot reported7,591
Loras CollegeDubuque · Private nonprofit
$22,910100%64%1,083
Luther CollegeDecorah · Private nonprofit
$23,94572%65%1,379
Maharishi International UniversityFairfield · Private nonprofit
$16,57996%27%922
Marshalltown Community CollegeMarshalltown · Public
$7,234Not reportedNot reported788
Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines · Private nonprofit
$25,670100%55%867
Morningside UniversitySioux City · Private nonprofit
$23,50571%52%1,163
Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids · Private nonprofit
$23,93583%52%1,107
North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason City · Public
$8,510Not reportedNot reported1,320
Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar · Public
$11,757Not reportedNot reported1,697
Northwest Iowa Community CollegeSheldon · Public
$12,665Not reportedNot reported864
Northwestern CollegeOrange City · Private nonprofit
$24,71680%66%1,175
Orion Technical CollegeDavenport · Private for-profit
$24,072Not reported67%41
Palmer College of ChiropracticDavenport · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reported43
Ross College, DavenportDavenport · Private for-profit
$23,429Not reportedNot reported42
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport · Private nonprofit
$23,68977%70%1,916
Simpson CollegeIndianola · Private nonprofit
$20,46086%63%1,227
Southeastern Community CollegeWest Burlington · Public
$12,346Not reportedNot reported1,699
Southwestern Community CollegeCreston · Public
$12,751Not reportedNot reported729
St Luke's CollegeSioux City · Private nonprofit
$31,61880%25%167
University of DubuqueDubuque · Private nonprofit
$25,17189%45%1,440
University of IowaIowa City · Public
$22,50884%76%22,264
University of Northern IowaCedar Falls · Public
$16,03893%69%7,529
Upper Iowa UniversityFayette · Private nonprofit
$21,11996%31%1,994
Waldorf UniversityForest City · Private nonprofit
$24,00377%43%1,827
Wartburg CollegeWaverly · Private nonprofit
$23,37476%68%1,452
Wartburg Theological SeminaryDubuque · Private nonprofit
Not reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City · Public
$9,042Not reportedNot reported2,647
William Penn UniversityOskaloosa · Private nonprofit
$23,74952%38%1,301

Source: College Scorecard ↗, released October 15, 2026, and IPEDS ↗. Net price is the average for first-year students who received aid, in the latest year each college reported; admit rate is for students entering in fall 2024; graduation is for 2019 entrants; undergraduates are for fall 2024. A dash means the college didn't report the figure.