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Most expensive colleges in Iowa

27 colleges ranked by net price after aid

These 27 priciest colleges in Iowa, ranked by net price after aid, run from $14,609 at University of Northern Iowa to $30,042 at Drake University. 3 are public and 24 are private.

#CollegeTypeNet price / yrAcceptanceMedian earnings (10yr)
1Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Private$30,04264%$71,901
2Luther College
Decorah, IA
Private$25,63573%$59,850
3Dordt University
Sioux Center, IA
Private$25,38371%$52,559
4Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA
Private$25,07981%$53,460
5Northwestern College
Orange City, IA
Private$23,51987%$49,802
6Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, IA
Private$23,43579%$60,787
7Mercy College of Health Sciences
Des Moines, IA
Private$23,41799%$62,234
8University of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA
Private$23,25087%$51,190
9Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA
Private$23,17293%$52,766
10Morningside University
Sioux City, IA
Private$23,16971%$55,494
11Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, IA
Private$22,75073%$59,531
12Wartburg College
Waverly, IA
Private$22,60499%$56,201
13Central College
Pella, IA
Private$22,35379%$54,317
14Simpson College
Indianola, IA
Private$22,23189%$59,274
15William Penn University
Oskaloosa, IA
Private$22,11557%$48,936
16Waldorf University
Forest City, IA
Private$21,68373%$51,165
17Grand View University
Des Moines, IA
Private$21,61698%$52,824
18Briar Cliff University
Sioux City, IA
Private$21,590$54,475
19University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Public$21,39885%$64,762
20Loras College
Dubuque, IA
Private$21,05792%$58,289
21Clarke University
Dubuque, IA
Private$20,06868%$55,396
22Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Private$19,15571%$57,125
23Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA
Private$18,32172%$49,156
24Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Public$18,16589%$63,386
25Graceland University-Lamoni
Lamoni, IA
Private$15,97583%$47,361
26Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
Private$15,60813%$62,830
27University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
Public$14,60994%$55,177

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