Colleges Near Iowa
Every city in Iowa with at least one accredited college. Pick a city to see every college there, with verified data from the College Scorecard and IPEDS.
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This page breaks down every city in Iowa with an accredited college, so you can see where the options actually are. The highest-rated of them is the cost and admissions data at Orion Technical College, in Davenport.
Iowa's 56 colleges are spread across 36 cities. Davenport and Sioux City are the biggest college towns, with 5 each, while 27 smaller cities have a single college each. Across Iowa, the average net price works out to roughly $18,020 a year, after grants and scholarships are applied.
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Across the whole state, the highest-scoring college is the full profile for Grinnell College.
3 four-year and 2 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Orion Technical College. Average net price around $21,350.
View all colleges →3 four-year and 2 two-year colleges. Top-rated: St Luke's College. Average net price around $20,139.
View all colleges →3 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Drake University. Average net price around $22,624.
View all colleges →4 four-year colleges. Top-rated: Emmaus Bible College. Average net price around $20,442.
View all colleges →2 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Coe College. Average net price around $16,206.
View all colleges →1 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary. Average net price around $13,726.
View all colleges →2 two-year colleges. Top-rated: SOHO Hair Academy. Average net price around $13,914.
View all colleges →2 two-year colleges. Top-rated: La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology. Average net price around $7,266.
View all colleges →1 four-year and 1 two-year colleges. Top-rated: Hawkeye Community College. Average net price around $9,649.
View all colleges →1 four-year college. Top-rated: Iowa State University. Average net price around $18,589.
View all colleges →1 two-year college. Top-rated: Northeast Iowa Community College. Average net price around $11,272.
View all colleges →1 four-year college. Top-rated: University of Northern Iowa. Average net price around $15,901.
View all colleges →In Sioux City, the strongest option is the cost and admissions data at St Luke's College.
More Cities in Iowa
- Creston 1 college
- Decorah 1 college
- Epworth 1 college
- Estherville 1 college
- Fairfield 1 college
- Fayette 1 college
- Forest City 1 college
- Fort Dodge 1 college
- Grinnell 1 college
- Indianola 1 college
- Iowa City 1 college
- Iowa Falls 1 college
- Lamoni 1 college
- Marshalltown 1 college
- Mount Vernon 1 college
- Orange City 1 college
- Oskaloosa 1 college
- Ottumwa 1 college
- Pella 1 college
- Sheldon 1 college
- Sioux Center 1 college
- Storm Lake 1 college
- Waverly 1 college
- West Burlington 1 college
Every College in Iowa
All 56 accredited colleges in Iowa, A to Z, with the city each one sits in. Every name links straight to its profile.
In Des Moines, the strongest option is the cost and admissions data at Drake University.
For rankings, costs, and outcomes across the whole state rather than one college at a time, see the full Iowa college guide.
- Allen College Waterloo
- Briar Cliff University Sioux City
- Buena Vista University Storm Lake
- Central College Pella
- Clarke University Dubuque
- Coe College Cedar Rapids
- Cornell College Mount Vernon
- Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny
- Divine Word College Epworth
- Dordt University Sioux Center
- Drake University Des Moines
- Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport
- Ellsworth Community College Iowa Falls
- Emmaus Bible College Dubuque
- Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny
- Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni
- Grand View University Des Moines
- Grinnell College Grinnell
- Hawkeye Community College Waterloo
- Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa
- Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge
- Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville
- Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines Des Moines
- Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City Sioux City
- Iowa State University Ames
- Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs
- Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids
- La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology Mason City
- Loras College Dubuque
- Luther College Decorah
- Maharishi International University Fairfield
- Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown
- Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines
- Morningside University Sioux City
- Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids
- North Iowa Area Community College Mason City
- Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar
- Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon
- Northwestern College Orange City
- Orion Technical College Davenport
- Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport
- Ross College-Davenport Davenport
- Saint Ambrose University Davenport
- Simpson College Indianola
- SOHO Hair Academy Council Bluffs
- Southeastern Community College West Burlington
- Southwestern Community College Creston
- St Luke's College Sioux City
- University of Dubuque Dubuque
- University of Iowa Iowa City
- University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls
- Upper Iowa University Fayette
- Waldorf University Forest City
- Wartburg College Waverly
- Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City
- William Penn University Oskaloosa
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