Best Colleges in Iowa, US 2018

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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

NameLocationRankTuition and FeesEnrollment
Drake University(Des Moines, IA)#3 in Regional Universities Midwest$39,0623,267
Dordt College(Sioux Center, IA)#8 in Regional Colleges Midwest$30,0001,454
Northwestern College(Orange City, IA)#10 in Regional Colleges Midwest$30,2001,099
Loras College(Dubuque, IA)#13 in Regional Colleges Midwest$32,8861,463
Clarke University(Dubuque, IA)#17 in Regional Colleges Midwest$31,950801
Grinnell College(Grinnell, IA)#18 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$50,4641,699
Buena Vista University(Storm Lake, IA)#24 in Regional Colleges Midwest$32,854795
University of Northern Iowa(Cedar Falls, IA)#25 in Regional Universities Midwest$19,025 (out-of-state), $8,483 (in-state)10,104
St. Ambrose University(Davenport, IA)#26 in Regional Universities Midwest$30,0162,398
Briar Cliff University(Sioux City, IA)#31 in Regional Colleges Midwest$29,6061,117
Grand View University(Des Moines, IA)#39 in Regional Colleges Midwest$26,5161,910
Iowa Wesleyan University(Mount Pleasant, IA)#54 in Regional Colleges Midwest$30,500520
Morningside College(Sioux City, IA)#54 in Regional Universities Midwest$30,3901,321
Mount Mercy University(Cedar Rapids, IA)#54 in Regional Universities Midwest$30,5821,580
University of Iowa(Iowa City, IA)#78 in National Universities$28,813 (out-of-state), $8,575 (in-state)24,476
Cornell College(Mount Vernon, IA)#87 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$40,880974
Luther College(Decorah, IA)#87 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$41,0202,169
University of Dubuque(Dubuque, IA)#109 in Regional Universities Midwest$29,7101,924
Iowa State University(Ames, IA)#115 in National Universities$22,256 (out-of-state), $8,420 (in-state)30,671
Coe College(Cedar Rapids, IA)#123 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$42,4301,409
Central College(Pella, IA)#128 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$35,9301,248
Wartburg College(Waverly, IA)#128 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$39,7301,482
Simpson College(Indianola, IA)#147 in National Liberal Arts Colleges$37,6631,543
Graceland University(Lamoni, IA)Rank Not Published$28,1101,446
Upper Iowa University(Fayette, IA)Rank Not Published$28,8903,991
Waldorf College(Forest City, IA)Rank Not Published$21,260N/A
William Penn University(Oskaloosa, IA)Rank Not Published$24,510N/A
Allen College(Waterloo, IA)Unranked$17,769N/A
Divine Word College(Epworth, IA)UnrankedN/AN/A
Emmaus Bible College(Dubuque, IA)UnrankedN/AN/A
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary(Ankeny, IA)UnrankedN/AN/A
Kaplan University(Davenport, IA)Unranked$14,325N/A
Maharishi University of Management(Fairfield, IA)Unranked$27,530N/A
Mercy College of Health Sciences(Des Moines, IA)UnrankedN/A771
Palmer College of Chiropractic(Davenport, IA)Unranked$2,973N/A

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