Iowa Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate
Iowa State University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 74% last year.
University of Iowa with 73% and University of Northern Iowa with 63% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Iowa Colleges having Highest Graduation Rate. Colleges having highest graduation rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
Key Admission and Academic Facts of Iowa Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate
Iowa State University has the highest graduation rate of 74% and University of Iowa has the second highest graduation rate of 73%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $27,294 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,006 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 90.39% and the average SAT score is 1,200 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 3 Iowa Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Iowa State University Ames, IA Public, four-years | 74.00% 2.00% | $27,683 ($10,497) | 28.96% | 90.22% | 1,220 | 29,969 | 18 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public, four-years | 73.00% 1.00% | $32,927 ($10,964) | 23.40% | 86.00% | 1,230 | 30,015 | 16 to 1 |
| 3 - | University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA Public, four-years | 63.00% 6.00% | $21,272 ($9,728) | 32.92% | 94.95% | 1,150 | 8,945 | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 70.00% | $27,294 ($10,396) | 28.43% | 90.39% | 1,200 | 22,976 | 17 to 1 |
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