There are numerous colleges and universities based in Iowa. These degree-granting institutions include public, private not-for-profit, and private for-profit schools. They might be trade, two-year or four-year schools. The list below provides links to each institution.

Iowa's Public Universities
Iowa State University Ames	University of Iowa Iowa City	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls
Iowa's Private Not-for-Profit Colleges & Universities
Briar Cliff University ​Sioux City	Faith Baptist Bible College Ankeny	Mount Mercy University ​Cedar Rapids
Buena Vista University ​Storm Lake	Graceland University ​Lamoni	Northwestern College ​Orange City
Central College Pella	Grand View University Des Moines	Shiloh University Kalona
Clarke University Dubuque	Grinnell College Grinnell	Simpson College Indianola
Coe College Cedar Rapids	St. Ambrose University Davenport	Cornell College Mt. Vernon
Iowa Wesleyan College Mt. Pleasant	University of Dubuque Dubuque	Divine Word College Epworth
Loras College Dubuque	Upper Iowa University Fayette	Dordt University Sioux Center
Luther College Decorah	Wartburg College Waverly	Drake University Des Moines
Maharishi University of Management Fairfield	William Penn University Oskaloosa	Emmaus Bible College Dubuque
Morningside University Sioux City
Iowa's Private For-Profit Colleges & Universities
Orion Technical College Davenport	Waldorf University Forest City	Art of Education University (The) Osage
Iowa's Community Colleges
Clinton Community College Clinton	Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville	Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar & Peosta
Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny	Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs	Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon
Ellsworth Community College Iowa Falls	Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids	Scott Community College Bettendorf
Hawkeye Community College Waterloo	Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown	Southeastern Community College West Burlington
Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa	Muscatine Community College Muscatine	Southwestern Community College Creston
Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge	North Iowa Area Community College Mason City	Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City
Iowa's Nursing & Health Care Colleges
Allen College Waterloo	Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines	St. Luke's College Sioux City
Des Moines University Des Moines	Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport

College Scorecard

The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard lets you search colleges and universities in Iowa to find the major and degree you want, sorted by cost, graduation rate, exam scores, and more.

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