Colleges in Iowa
We list 46 colleges in Iowa.
Average net price — what students actually pay after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price — runs from $8,059 a year at Marshalltown Community College to $32,908 at Wartburg College, with a typical figure around $18,745.
The most affordable on this list are Marshalltown Community College, Western Iowa Tech Community College and Iowa Central Community College. A low average does not mean a low bill for everyone — aid depends on your family's income — but it is the right place to start.
Every college in Iowa · 46
Sorted by name. The figure is the average net price per year after grants and scholarships; — means the school reports none.
- Briar Cliff University
- Buena Vista University
- Central College
- Clarke University
- Coe College
- Cornell College
- Des Moines Area Community College
- Dordt University
- Drake University
- Eastern Iowa Community College District
- Ellsworth Community College
- Emmaus Bible College
- Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
- Graceland University-Lamoni
- Grand View University
- Grinnell College
- Hawkeye Community College
- Indian Hills Community College
- Iowa Central Community College
- Iowa Lakes Community College
- Iowa State University
- Iowa Western Community College
- Kirkwood Community College
- Loras College
- Luther College
- Maharishi International University
- Marshalltown Community College
- Mercy College of Health Sciences
- Morningside University
- Mount Mercy University
- North Iowa Area Community College
- Northeast Iowa Community College
- Northwest Iowa Community College
- Northwestern College
- Saint Ambrose University
- Simpson College
- Southeastern Community College
- Southwestern Community College
- University of Dubuque
- University of Iowa
- University of Northern Iowa
- Upper Iowa University
- Waldorf University
- Wartburg College
- Western Iowa Tech Community College
- William Penn University
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