Iowa Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In Iowa Statistics

There are 91 colleges in Iowa - 24 public and 67 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,175 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $13,525. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,096 and the average acceptance rate is 73% for Iowa Best Colleges Comparison.

Next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Iowa. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Iowa colleges at Iowa Statistics page.

2019-2020 Colleges In Iowa Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in Iowa	All colleges in Iowa
Number of Schools	20 schools (3 public, 17 private)	91 schools (24 public, 67 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$9,287 (in-state) $36,053 (out-of-state)	$8,025 (in-state) $20,175 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$11,028 (in-state) $15,411 (out-of-state)	$11,006 (in-state) $13,525 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$21,738	$10,775
Test Scores	1,113 SAT, 23 ACT	1,096 SAT, 23 ACT
Acceptance Rate	71.20%	72.58%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	20.35%	26.58%
Population	106,231	241,615
Undergraduate	85,298	206,013
Graduate	20,933	35,602
Graduation Rate	63.20%	58.16%
Transfer-out Rate	23.10%	22.60%
Students to Faculty Ratio	13.00 to 1	12.33 to 1

Top Colleges In Iowa Comparison

Next table lists the top 20 colleges in Iowa for academic year 2019-2020. Grinnell College ranked top in the Iowa Best Colleges Comparison and Drake University and Iowa State University follows it. The 2020 average tuition & fees is $36,053 for undergraduate programs $15,411 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Iowa is 1,113 and the acceptance rate is 71.20%. The average students to faculty ratio is 13.00 to 1 for top colleges in Iowa. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 Top colleges in Iowa Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Grinnell College Request Info Private, 4 yearsGrinnell, IA	$56,680	$39,285	1,493	19%	1,446 SAT 32 ACT	8 to 1
2	Drake University Request Info Private, 4 yearsDes Moines, IA	$44,366	$25,777	4,774	68%	1,225 SAT 27 ACT	10 to 1
3	Iowa State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsAmes, IA	$24,504 ($9,316)	$6,497	31,822	88%	1,160 SAT 25 ACT	18 to 1
4	Luther College Request Info Private, 4 yearsDecorah, IA	$45,610	$32,160	1,802	64%	1,155 SAT 26 ACT	11 to 1
5	University of Iowa Request Info Public, 4 yearsIowa City, IA	$31,569 ($9,606)	$8,778	30,318	84%	1,210 SAT 26 ACT	16 to 1
6	Simpson College Request Info Private, 4 yearsIndianola, IA	$42,246	$28,106	1,267	87%	1,135 SAT 23 ACT	11 to 1
7	University of Northern Iowa Request Info Public, 4 yearsCedar Falls, IA	$21,222 ($8,938)	$5,923	9,507	79%	1,130 SAT 23 ACT	17 to 1
8	Central College Request Info Private, 4 yearsPella, IA	$18,600	$28,711	1,120	64%	1,083 SAT 22 ACT	11 to 1
9	Coe College Request Info Private, 4 yearsCedar Rapids, IA	$47,210	$34,875	1,394	80%	1,189 SAT	12 to 1
10	Wartburg College Request Info Private, 4 yearsWaverly, IA	$45,680	$30,939	1,563	72%	1,085 SAT 22 ACT	12 to 1
11	Buena Vista University Request Info Private, 4 yearsStorm Lake, IA	$36,426	$17,810	1,863	56%	1,020 SAT 22 ACT	10 to 1
12	Cornell College Request Info Private, 4 yearsMount Vernon, IA	$45,914	$29,815	1,002	82%	1,174 SAT 26 ACT	12 to 1
13	Mount Mercy University Request Info Private, 4 yearsCedar Rapids, IA	$35,506	$16,290	1,705	76%	- 21 ACT	14 to 1
14	Clarke University Request Info Private, 4 yearsDubuque, IA	$35,750	$20,465	855	89%	1,022 SAT 22 ACT	8 to 1
15	Morningside College Request Info Private, 4 yearsSioux City, IA	$33,970	$22,803	2,411	69%	- 22 ACT	13 to 1
16	Saint Ambrose University Request Info Private, 4 yearsDavenport, IA	$32,758	$19,498	3,003	74%	1,075 SAT 23 ACT	12 to 1
17	Upper Iowa University Request Info Private, 4 yearsFayette, IA	$32,945	$11,429	3,610	65%	953 SAT 21 ACT	11 to 1
18	University of Dubuque Request Info Private, 4 yearsDubuque, IA	$35,700	$24,252	2,180	79%	949 SAT 20 ACT	15 to 1
19	Waldorf University Request Info Private, 4 yearsForest City, IA	$23,088	$9,265	3,025	61%	1,015 SAT 19 ACT	25 to 1
20	Graceland University-Lamoni Request Info Private, 4 yearsLamoni, IA	$31,320	$22,076	1,517	68%	1,000 SAT 21 ACT	14 to 1
	Average	$36,053 ($9,287)	$21,738	106,231	71.20%	1,113 SAT 23.3158 ACT	13.00 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.