University of Northern Iowa has the lowest 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 63% last year.

University of Iowa with 73% and Iowa State University with 74% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Iowa Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Iowa Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate

University of Northern Iowa has the lowest graduation rate of 63% and University of Iowa has the second lowest 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 average graduation rate is 70.00% and the students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 over the 3 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 3 Iowa Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. Iowa Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IAPublic, 4-year 63.00%
5.91%
$21,272
($9,728)
32.92%94.95%1,1508,94517 to 1
2
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University of Iowa Iowa City, IAPublic, 4-year 73.00%
0.72%
$32,927
($10,964)
23.40%86.00%1,23030,01516 to 1
3
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Iowa State University Ames, IAPublic, 4-year 74.00%
2.05%
$27,683
($10,497)
28.96%90.22%1,22029,96918 to 1
Average70.00%$27,294
($10,396)
28.43%90.39%1,20022,97617 to 1