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Iowa Colleges by the Numbers
34 college profiles in our Iowa directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
Iowa has 34 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from Iowa State University at 25,367 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at Grinnell College at 14.5% admitted; the highest is at Loras College at 99.9%. Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $9,936 at the cheapest campus to $68,106 at the most expensive — a $58,170 spread inside Iowa alone.
Iowa's ten-year earnings benchmark of $55,396 sits 3% above the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students. In the Fall 2024 filings for Iowa, 1 listed school reported requiring test scores and 6 reported not considering them. 4 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements.
Each Iowa profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing Iowa schools.
Iowa medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80.1% | $36,684 | $55,396 | 63.8% |
Medians across 32 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Iowa; the directory below lists 34 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All Iowa colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen College | Waterloo | — | — | — | 261 | $71,261 |
| Briar Cliff University | Sioux City | — | — | $36,956 | 624 | $54,475 |
| Buena Vista University | Storm Lake | 77.6% | ACT 19–26 | $41,798 | 1,366 | $49,156 |
| Central College | Pella | 86.2% | 1056–1120 | $20,988 | 1,070 | $54,317 |
| Clarke University | Dubuque | 71.8% | 900–1160 | $40,910 | 742 | $55,396 |
| Coe College | Cedar Rapids | 64% | 1070–1290 | $54,666 | 1,164 | $57,125 |
| Cornell College | Mount Vernon | 79.9% | 1120–1285 | $52,660 | 1,086 | $53,460 |
| Divine Word College | Epworth | — | — | $15,600 | 64 | — |
| Dordt University | Sioux Center | 68.5% | 1070–1330 | $37,050 | 1,597 | $52,559 |
| Drake University | Des Moines | 63.9% | 1110–1350 | $52,130 | 2,543 | $71,901 |
| Emmaus Bible College | Dubuque | 59.8% | 1120–1320 | $20,800 | 224 | $42,631 |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary | Ankeny | 67.5% | 990–1190 | $20,270 | 405 | $40,650 |
| Graceland University-Lamoni | Lamoni | 80.8% | not considered | $20,950 | 798 | $47,361 |
| Grand View University | Des Moines | 99.1% | not considered | $34,762 | 1,486 | $52,824 |
| Grinnell College | Grinnell | 14.5% | 1410–1540 | $68,106 | 1,729 | $62,830 |
| Iowa State University | Ames | 88.7% | 1120–1360 | $10,787 | 25,367 | $63,386 |
| Loras College | Dubuque | 99.9% | not considered | $39,824 | 1,083 | $58,289 |
| Luther College | Decorah | 71.5% | 1078–1406 | $52,120 | 1,379 | $59,850 |
| Maharishi International University | Fairfield | 95.7% | not considered | $16,530 | 922 | $27,981 |
| Mercy College of Health Sciences | Des Moines | 99.7% | ACT 16–21 | $17,664 | 867 | $62,234 |
| Morningside University | Sioux City | 71% | — | $39,660 | 1,163 | $55,494 |
| Mount Mercy University | Cedar Rapids | 82.5% | — | $40,878 | 1,107 | $60,787 |
| Northwestern College | Orange City | 80.4% | not considered | $36,710 | 1,175 | $49,802 |
| Palmer College of Chiropractic | Davenport | — | — | — | 43 | $59,483 |
| Saint Ambrose University | Davenport | 77.3% | 930–1170 | $36,658 | 1,916 | $59,531 |
| Simpson College | Indianola | 86.2% | ACT 31–33 | $47,656 | 1,227 | $59,274 |
| St Luke's College | Sioux City | — | ACT 17–23 | $24,175 | 167 | $61,033 |
| University of Dubuque | Dubuque | 88.6% | 980–1220 | $42,095 | 1,440 | $51,190 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City | 83.6% | 1130–1330 | $11,283 | 22,264 | $64,762 |
| University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls | 92.7% | 1020–1280 | $9,936 | 7,529 | $55,177 |
| Upper Iowa University | Fayette | 96.5% | ACT 17–23 | $19,475 | 1,994 | $52,766 |
| Waldorf University | Forest City | 77% | not considered | $25,978 | 1,827 | $51,165 |
| Wartburg College | Waverly | 75.8% | 930–1200 | $26,250 | 1,452 | $56,201 |
| William Penn University | Oskaloosa | 51.9% | 880–1110 | $29,750 | 1,301 | $48,936 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.