Best Colleges in Iowa

#1

B+

Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA • 1,775 students

Private Non-Profit

87%

Grad Rate

#2

B

Divine Word College

Epworth, IA • 61 students

Private Non-Profit

100%

Grad Rate

#3

B

Iowa State University

Ames, IA • 30,177 students

Public

75%

Grad Rate

$17k

Net Price

7%

Off-Campus

#4

B

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA • 30,042 students

Public

73%

Grad Rate

$20k

Net Price

#5

C+

Drake University

Des Moines, IA • 4,504 students

Private Non-Profit

77%

Grad Rate

#6

C+

Emmaus Bible College

Dubuque, IA • 197 students

Private Non-Profit

82%

Grad Rate

#7

C+

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA • 9,013 students

Public

69%

Grad Rate

$16k

Net Price

8%

Off-Campus

#8

C+

Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

Ankeny, IA • 586 students

Private Non-Profit

61%

Grad Rate

#9

C+

Luther College

Decorah, IA • 1,463 students

Private Non-Profit

75%

Grad Rate

#10

C+

Central College

Pella, IA • 1,095 students

Private Non-Profit

69%

Grad Rate

#11

C+

Cornell College

Mount Vernon, IA • 1,084 students

Private Non-Profit

72%

Grad Rate

#12

C+

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA • 2,703 students

Private Non-Profit

63%

Grad Rate

#13

C+

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA • 1,278 students

Private Non-Profit

59%

Grad Rate

#14

C+

Loras College

Dubuque, IA • 1,213 students

Private Non-Profit

70%

Grad Rate

#15

C

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA • 1,929 students

Private Non-Profit

65%

Grad Rate

#16

C

Simpson College

Indianola, IA • 1,163 students

Private Non-Profit

66%

Grad Rate

#17

C

Clarke University

Dubuque, IA • 1,025 students

Private Non-Profit

55%

Grad Rate

#18

C

Orion Technical College

Davenport, IA • 73 students

Private For-Profit

80%

Grad Rate

#19

C

Morningside University

Sioux City, IA • 2,158 students

Private Non-Profit

53%

Grad Rate

#20

C

Palmer College of Chiropractic

Davenport, IA • 2,219 students

Private Non-Profit

0%

Grad Rate

#21

C

Wartburg College

Waverly, IA • 1,472 students

Private Non-Profit

67%

Grad Rate

#22

C

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA • 1,451 students

Private Non-Profit

56%

Grad Rate

#23

C

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA • 1,665 students

Private Non-Profit

64%

Grad Rate

#24

C

St Luke's College

Sioux City, IA • 196 students

Private Non-Profit

33%

Grad Rate

#25

C

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA • 1,796 students

Private Non-Profit

56%

Grad Rate

#26

C

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA • 940 students

Private Non-Profit

49%

Grad Rate

#27

C

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA • 1,951 students

Private Non-Profit

47%

Grad Rate

#28

C

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA • 1,795 students

Private Non-Profit

41%

Grad Rate

#29

C

Maharishi International University

Fairfield, IA • 2,666 students

Private Non-Profit

18%

Grad Rate

#30

C

William Penn University

Oskaloosa, IA • 1,536 students

Private Non-Profit

29%

Grad Rate

#31

C

Wartburg Theological Seminary

Dubuque, IA • 164 students

Private Non-Profit

#32

C

Allen College

Waterloo, IA • 489 students

Private Non-Profit

#33

C

Graceland University-Lamoni

Lamoni, IA • 1,195 students

Private Non-Profit

38%

Grad Rate

#34

C

Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center

West Des Moines, IA • 1,521 students

Private Non-Profit

#35

D

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA • 3,102 students

Private Non-Profit

41%

Grad Rate

#36

D

Mercy College of Health Sciences

Des Moines, IA • 907 students

Private Non-Profit

49%

Grad Rate

#37

D

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA • 2,657 students

Private For-Profit

29%

Grad Rate