Iowa Colleges Statistics by City
The following table shows the Iowa colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-years colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.
| City | Number of Schools | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Four-year Colleges | Community Colleges | Career Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Davenport | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | $20,846 | $15,065 | 12,415 | 9,640 | 2,775 | 13 to 1 |
| Des Moines | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | $33,574 | $13,555 | 9,046 | 5,396 | 3,650 | 8 to 1 |
| Dubuque | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | $34,491 | $13,934 | 4,627 | 3,837 | 790 | 8 to 1 |
| Sioux City | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | $31,555 | $10,239 | 8,535 | 7,254 | 1,281 | 9 to 1 |
| Cedar Rapids | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | $45,823 | $11,410 | 15,360 | 15,105 | 255 | 13 to 1 |
| Cedar Falls | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | $21,272 ($9,728) |
$22,834 ($11,362) |
9,078 | 7,868 | 1,210 | 18 to 1 |
| Iowa City | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $32,927 ($10,964) |
$34,882 ($13,211) |
30,088 | 22,046 | 8,042 | 14 to 1 |
| Fort Dodge | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 5,079 | 5,079 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Ames | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $27,683 ($10,497) |
$29,303 ($12,451) |
30,095 | 25,367 | 4,728 | 17 to 1 |
| Council Bluffs | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 5,372 | 5,372 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Ankeny | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $19,530 | $7,940 | 22,085 | 22,014 | 71 | 17 to 1 |
| Waterloo | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $20,444 | $19,028 | 5,284 | 5,065 | 219 | 12 to 1 |
| Mason City | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2,538 | 2,538 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Mount Vernon | 1 | 1 | - | - | $50,634 | $2,800 | 1,073 | 1,058 | 15 | 13 to 1 |
| Oskaloosa | 1 | 1 | - | - | $28,750 | $10,500 | 1,473 | 1,404 | 69 | 18 to 1 |
| Mt. Pleasant | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 20 | 20 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Sheldon | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,811 | 1,811 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Epworth | 1 | 1 | - | - | $15,000 | - | 68 | 68 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Johnston | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 57 | 57 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Anamosa | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 32 | 32 | - | 7 to 1 |
| West Burlington | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,476 | 2,476 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Decorah | 1 | 1 | - | - | $50,320 | - | 1,610 | 1,610 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Urbandale | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 43 | 43 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Fayette | 1 | 1 | - | - | $19,000 | $18,958 | 3,072 | 2,463 | 609 | 13 to 1 |
| Marshalltown | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,707 | 1,707 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Pella | 1 | 1 | - | - | $20,988 | - | 1,169 | 1,169 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Waverly | 1 | 1 | - | - | $51,040 | $11,500 | 1,444 | 1,416 | 28 | 13 to 1 |
| Grinnell | 1 | 1 | - | - | $64,862 | - | 1,759 | 1,759 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Calmar | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4,355 | 4,355 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Spirit Lake | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 19 | 19 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Ottumwa | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,361 | 3,361 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Indianola | 1 | 1 | - | - | $46,212 | $7,244 | 1,151 | 1,127 | 24 | 10 to 1 |
| Sioux Center | 1 | 1 | - | - | $35,960 | $9,820 | 1,861 | 1,618 | 243 | 14 to 1 |
| West Des Moines | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 180 | 180 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Storm Lake | 1 | 1 | - | - | $40,190 | $10,170 | 1,973 | 1,474 | 499 | 12 to 1 |
| Estherville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,960 | 1,960 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Creston | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,581 | 1,581 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Iowa Falls | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 718 | 718 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Fairfield | 1 | 1 | - | - | $16,530 | $29,530 | 2,673 | 681 | 1,992 | 13 to 1 |
| Mount Pleasant | 1 | 1 | - | - | $34,700 | $6,420 | 871 | 785 | 86 | 13 to 1 |
| Forest City | 1 | 1 | - | - | $25,220 | $5,220 | 2,763 | 2,295 | 468 | 24 to 1 |
| Lamoni | 1 | 1 | - | - | $33,220 | $11,991 | 1,237 | 885 | 352 | 13 to 1 |
| Orange City | 1 | 1 | - | - | $35,300 | $6,600 | 1,651 | 1,153 | 498 | 15 to 1 |
