Iowa Colleges by Tuition Range

The following diagram categorizes Iowa Colleges by tuition & fees range. You can view the schools in the tuition range by following the link on the circle. For public schools, classification is based on out-of-state tuition.

*Updated with 2025 Tuition

Any Range73 colleges
< $10K20 colleges
$10K - $20K20 colleges
$20K - $30K15 colleges
$30K - $40K8 colleges
$40K - $50K5 colleges
> $50K5 colleges

Iowa Tuition Trends over Past 10 Years

The following table shows the changes of the tuition and living costs for undergraduate and gradate programs in Iowa. The tuition & fees of the schools have risen 58.83% over the past decade. Last year, the tuition & fees increased by 2.54%.
The graduate tuition & fees have risen 97.22% over the past decade where it is increased by -0.88% last year. The living costs in Iowa Colleges have risen 31.07% over the past decade. We analyze the trends based on the college costs of 4-year schools.
Tuition Changes over last 10 Years in Iowa
Tuition & FeesLiving Costs
UndergraduateGraduateOn-CampusOff-Campus
in-StateOut-of-Statein-StateOut-of-State
2011-12 $14,186$18,931 $11,922$16,423 $10,314$10,851
2012-13 $11,957
-15.71%		$16,885
-10.81%		 $9,739
-18.31%		$14,411
-12.25%		 $10,726
3.99%		$11,057
1.90%
2013-14 $12,346
3.25%		$17,461
3.41%		 $10,180
4.53%		$15,006
4.13%		 $11,021
2.75%		$10,980
-0.70%
2014-15 $12,357
0.09%		$17,621
0.92%		 $9,616
-5.54%		$14,578
-2.85%		 $11,320
2.71%		$11,151
1.56%
2015-16 $12,405
0.39%		$17,792
0.97%		 $9,839
2.32%		$14,873
2.02%		 $11,447
1.12%		$11,262
1.00%
2016-17 $12,605
1.61%		$18,123
1.86%		 $10,074
2.39%		$15,248
2.52%		 $11,807
3.14%		$11,341
0.70%
2017-18 $12,747
1.13%		$18,500
2.08%		 $10,774
6.95%		$16,139
5.84%		 $12,121
2.66%		$11,582
2.13%
2018-19 $12,363
-3.01%		$18,227
-1.48%		 $11,168
3.66%		$16,627
3.02%		 $12,335
1.77%		$11,761
1.55%
2019-20 $9,288
-24.87%		$25,766
41.36%		 $11,029
-1.24%		$26,404
58.80%		 $12,330
-0.04%		$12,192
3.66%
2020-21 $9,287
-0.01%		$25,765 $11,028
-0.01%		$25,403
-3.79%		 $12,526
1.59%		$12,262
0.57%
2021-22 $9,543
2.76%		$25,702
-0.24%		 $11,346
2.88%		$26,387
3.87%		 $12,796
2.16%		$12,538
2.25%
2022-23 $9,966
4.43%		$26,499
3.10%		 $11,845
4.40%		$27,257
3.30%		 $13,174
2.95%		$13,074
4.28%
2023-24 $10,396
4.31%		$27,294
3.00%		 $12,342
4.20%		$29,007
6.42%		 $13,884
5.39%		$14,129
8.07%
2024-25 $10,669
2.63%		$27,988
2.54%		 $12,665
2.62%		$28,751
-0.88%		 $14,837
6.86%		$15,069
6.65%

2025 Average Tuition & Fees of Iowa Colleges

The 2025 average tuition & fees of Iowa Colleges is $13,460 for state residents and $19,460 for out-of-state students in public 4-year colleges. In community colleges (2-4 year colleges), the tuition & fees is $6,228 for state residents and $7,190.
The average tuition at trade/vocational schools is $16,880. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees are $11,620 for state residents and $17,915 for out-of-state students in public graduate schools. For private graduate schools, the average tuition is $11,901.
Undergraduate Programs Average Costs
4-Year CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Public (in-State)$13,460$6,228 $16,880
Public (out-of-State)$19,460$7,190$16,880
Private$32,617-$16,880
Graduate Programs Average Costs
Tuition & Fees
Public (in-State)$11,620
Public (out-of-State)$17,915
Private$11,901