Smallest Iowa Colleges With Fewest Students

Divine Word College is the smallest college with 68 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Briar Cliff University with 927 students and Clarke University with 965 students are following it in the list of Smallest Iowa Colleges with Fewest Students.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of Smallest Iowa Colleges With Fewest Students

Divine Word College is the smallest school with 68 students and Briar Cliff University has the second lowest population with 927 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $38,798 and graduate tuition & fees is $9,882 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 80.84% and the average SAT score is 1,139 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Smallest Iowa Colleges With Fewest Students.

Table. Smallest Iowa Colleges With Fewest Students Comparison
	School Name	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Online Enrollment	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Divine Word College Epworth, IA Private, four-years	68 1	68	-	27	41	-	6 to 1
2 1	Briar Cliff University Sioux City, IA Private, four-years	927 73	709	218	405	522	213	12 to 1
3 1	Clarke University Dubuque, IA Private, four-years	965 77	785	180	489	476	80	9 to 1
4 -	Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA Private, four-years	1,073 18	1,058	15	559	514	-	13 to 1
5 -	Central College Pella, IA Private, four-years	1,169 30	1,169	-	607	562	-	13 to 1
6 1	Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni, IA Private, four-years	1,237 190	885	352	562	675	352	13 to 1
7 1	Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA Private, four-years	1,264 107	1,264	-	554	710	-	10 to 1
8 1	Wartburg College Waverly, IA Private, four-years	1,444 97	1,416	28	708	736	25	13 to 1
9 1	Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA Private, four-years	1,526 54	1,271	255	542	984	232	13 to 1
10 1	Luther College Decorah, IA Private, four-years	1,610 134	1,610	-	727	883	-	11 to 1
	Average	1,128	1,024	175	518	610	180	11 to 1

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