| School Name | City (distance from city center) | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary private (not-for-profit) |
Ankeny (1.2 miles) |
$19,530 | $7,940 | 52.45% | 54% | 15 to 1 | 448 |
| Des Moines Area Community College public |
Ankeny (1.5 miles) |
$11,100 ($5,550) |
- | - | 33% | 19 to 1 | 21,637 |
| Grand View University private (not-for-profit) |
Des Moines (7.5 miles) |
$33,450 | $9,278 | 98.41% | 52% | 12 to 1 | 1,827 |
| La James International College-Johnston private (for-profit) |
Johnston (8.4 miles) |
$19,311 | - | - | 65% | 14 to 1 | 57 |
| Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines private (for-profit) |
Des Moines (9.1 miles) |
$19,756 | - | - | 66% | 6 to 1 | 77 |
| Drake University private (not-for-profit) |
Des Moines (9.2 miles) |
$49,944 | $12,777 | 67.23% | 76% | 10 to 1 | 4,685 |
| Mercy College of Health Sciences private (not-for-profit) |
Des Moines (9.3 miles) |
$17,328 | $12,736 | 96.71% | 44% | 8 to 1 | 911 |
| Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School private (for-profit) |
Urbandale (9.6 miles) |
$16,915 | - | - | - | 10 to 1 | 43 |
| UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology private (not-for-profit) |
Des Moines (9.7 miles) |
$4,000 | - | - | - | 10 to 1 | 19 |
| Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center private (not-for-profit) |
Des Moines (10.5 miles) |
- | $19,428 | - | - | - | 1,527 |
| Aveda Institute-Des Moines private (for-profit) |
West Des Moines (15.4 miles) |
$21,100 | - | - | 100% | 15 to 1 | 180 |
| PCI Academy-Ames private (for-profit) |
Ames (18.6 miles) |
$27,988 | - | - | 94% | 15 to 1 | 126 |
| Iowa State University public |
Ames (20.7 miles) |
$27,683 ($10,497) |
$29,303 ($12,451) | 90.22% | 74% | 18 to 1 | 29,969 |
| Simpson College private (not-for-profit) |
Indianola (25.2 miles) |
$46,212 | $7,244 | 89.10% | 66% | 10 to 1 | 1,151 |