Smallest Iowa Private Colleges With The Fewest Students

Divine Word College is the smallest college with 64 students including both undergraduate and graduate students.

Briar Cliff University with 947 students and Clarke University with 962 students are following it in the list of Smallest Iowa Private Colleges with the Fewest Students.

Divine Word College is the smallest school with 64 students and Briar Cliff University has the second lowest population with 947 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $35,956 and graduate tuition & fees is $10,152 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Low Enrollment Iowa Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 76.58%, and the average SAT score is 1,126, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Table. Smallest Iowa Private Colleges With The Fewest Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate	Graduate	Men	Women	Online Enrollment
1 -	Divine Word College Epworth, IAPrivate, 4-year	64 3	64 (100.00%)	- (-1.56%)	33 (51.56%)	31 (48.44%)	- (0.00%)
2 -	Briar Cliff University Sioux City, IAPrivate, 4-year	947 7	766 (80.89%)	181 (19.11%)	453 (47.84%)	494 (52.16%)	174 (18.37%)
3 -	Clarke University Dubuque, IAPrivate, 4-year	962 63	815 (84.72%)	147 (15.28%)	490 (50.94%)	472 (49.06%)	57 (5.93%)
4 1	Central College Pella, IAPrivate, 4-year	1,084 11	1,084 (100.00%)	- (-0.09%)	595 (54.89%)	489 (45.11%)	- (0.00%)
5 1	Cornell College Mount Vernon, IAPrivate, 4-year	1,094 10	1,094 (100.00%)	2 (0.18%)	589 (53.84%)	505 (46.16%)	- (0.00%)
6 -	Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni, IAPrivate, 4-year	1,102 93	798 (72.41%)	304 (27.59%)	533 (48.37%)	569 (51.63%)	328 (29.76%)
7 -	Coe College Cedar Rapids, IAPrivate, 4-year	1,195 83	1,195 (100.00%)	- (-0.08%)	605 (50.63%)	590 (49.37%)	- (0.00%)
8 1	Luther College Decorah, IAPrivate, 4-year	1,384 79	1,384 (100.00%)	- (-0.07%)	663 (47.90%)	721 (52.10%)	- (0.00%)
9 1	Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IAPrivate, 4-year	1,417 34	1,139 (80.38%)	278 (19.62%)	553 (39.03%)	864 (60.97%)	225 (15.88%)
10 -	Wartburg College Waverly, IAPrivate, 4-year	1,483 11	1,462 (98.58%)	21 (1.42%)	819 (55.23%)	664 (44.77%)	22 (1.48%)
	Average	1,073	980 (91.33%)	156 (14.49%)	533 (49.69%)	540 (50.31%)	161 (15.02%)

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