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College costs in Iowa

All 53 colleges in Iowa, 36 four-year and 17 two-year. Median published tuition and fees at the four-year schools is $34,173, rising about 3.3% a year, faster than the national median of 2.6%. 3 of the four-year schools are public. 6 show a tuition freeze or guarantee.

Four-year colleges (36)

Four-year colleges in Iowa, with published tuition and fees in dollars.
School	Sector	Tuition & fees	Growth / yr
Allen College	private	$24,456	2.7%
Briar Cliff University	private	$34,727	2.7%
Buena Vista University	private	$40,190	3.1%
Central College	private	$20,988	-4.6%
Clarke University	private	$39,600	3.6%
Coe College	private	$52,576	3.9%
Cornell College	private	$50,634	3.4%
Divine Word College	private	$15,050	2.2%
Dordt University	private	$35,960	3.0%
Drake University	private	$49,944	5.0%
Emmaus Bible College	private	$20,000	3.0%
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary	private	$19,530	2.2%
Graceland University-Lamoni	private	$33,646	3.4%
Grand View University	private	$33,450	4.0%
Grinnell College	private	$74,154	4.2%
Iowa State University	public	$11,402	3.6%
Iowa Wesleyan University	private	$34,700	3.5%
Loras College	private	$38,298	2.9%
Luther College	private	$50,320	3.1%
Maharishi International University	private	$16,530	-5.1%
Mercy College of Health Sciences	private	$22,360	4.0%
Morningside University	private	$38,190	3.9%
Mount Mercy University	private	$39,070	4.2%
Northwestern College	private	$35,300	2.7%
Orion Technical College	private	$15,600	3.3%
Palmer College of Chiropractic	private	$11,400	3.2%
Saint Ambrose University	private	$35,598	2.9%
Simpson College	private	$46,212	4.0%
St Luke's College	private	$20,940	1.2%
University of Dubuque	private	$40,065	4.5%
University of Iowa	public	$11,971	3.6%
University of Northern Iowa	public	$9,728	2.6%
Upper Iowa University	private	$19,000	-3.8%
Waldorf University	private	$25,220	2.4%
Wartburg College	private	$51,040	3.9%
William Penn University	private	$28,750	4.7%

Two-year colleges (17)

Community and technical colleges, projected over two years rather than four.

Two-year colleges in Iowa, with published tuition and fees in dollars.
School	Sector	Tuition & fees	Growth / yr
Des Moines Area Community College	public	$5,550	3.2%
Eastern Iowa Community College District	public	$4,680	0.7%
Ellsworth Community College	public	$5,304	2.4%
Hawkeye Community College	public	$6,308	4.5%
Indian Hills Community College	public	$4,872	3.0%
Iowa Central Community College	public	$5,376	1.5%
Iowa Lakes Community College	public	$7,196	3.0%
Iowa Western Community College	public	$6,780	4.5%
Kirkwood Community College	public	$5,980	3.6%
Marshalltown Community College	public	$5,304	2.4%
North Iowa Area Community College	public	$6,436	3.5%
Northeast Iowa Community College	public	$6,600	4.2%
Northwest Iowa Community College	public	$7,110	3.0%
Ross College-Davenport	private	$12,492	4.2%
Southeastern Community College	public	$6,450	3.9%
Southwestern Community College	public	$6,510	2.6%
Western Iowa Tech Community College	public	$5,042	3.7%

Published rates before aid, from federal IPEDS data through 2023. Projections are estimates, not quotes. See the methodology.