For Iowa 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $10,396 for Iowa residents and $32,897 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $12,341 for Iowa residents and $14,445 for out-of-state students.

Grinnell College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $64,862 and Palmer College of Chiropractic has the lowest tuition & fees of $11,400 among Iowa 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, University of Iowa has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $34,882 and Cornell College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $2,800 among Iowa 4-Year Colleges.

You can narrow Iowa colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Iowa 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $25,407 for state residents and $47,907 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Iowa 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$10,396$32,897$12,341$14,445
Books & Supplies$1,127$1,127
Room & Board$10,536$10,536
Other Expenses$3,348$3,348
COA$25,407$47,907$27,352$29,455

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Iowa 4-Year Colleges is $10,396 for state residents and $32,897 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Iowa 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Iowa 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$7,927$1,361$29,393$735
2020-2021$7,927$1,360$29,587$769
2021-2022$8,153$1,390$30,364$762
2022-2023$8,500$1,466$31,213$811
2023-2024$8,798$1,598$32,005$892
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Iowa 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $12,341 for state residents and $14,445 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Iowa 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Iowa 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$9,665$1,364$13,771$632
2020-2021$9,665$1,363$14,254$596
2021-2022$9,956$1,390$14,279$530
2022-2023$10,379$1,466$14,116$540
2023-2024$10,761$1,581$13,834$610

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Iowa 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $1,071 for state residents and $1,133 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $754 for state residents and $853 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Iowa 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$997$1,055 $649$748
2020-2021$1,010$1,068 $756$851
2021-2022$1,039$1,099 $743$836
2022-2023$1,066$1,126 $750$842
2023-2024$1,071$1,133 $754$853

Iowa 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Iowa 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $13,884 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,129 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Iowa 4-Year Colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Iowa 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $9,299$2,975 $8,515$3,717
2020-2021 $9,516$2,944 $8,658$3,689
2021-2022 $9,756$3,012 $8,830$3,809
2022-2023 $10,037$3,099 $9,243$3,928
2023-2024 $10,536$3,348 $9,855$4,274