Iowa Online Colleges Comparison
52 Iowa colleges offer online degree programs and/or online courses. Of that, 9 colleges have online students more than 50% of total enrollment.
The next list summarizes the important statistics for online colleges. For this statistics, we include online completely colleges and colleges with the rate of online students of 50% or more.
- The 2025 average tuition & fees of Iowa online colleges is $20,813 for Iowa residents and $19,500 for out-of-state students. Drake University has the highest tuition & fees of $51,960 and Western Iowa Tech Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,330.
- Total 70,469 students have enrolled in online colleges in Iowa. Purdue University Global-Davenport is the largest online college with 30,512 online students.
- Upper Iowa University offers the most number of online programs of 21 programs via distance learning.
- Upper Iowa University has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 6 to 1.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
52 Online Colleges in Iowa
The next table lists all online colleges located in Iowa. You can sort them to compare the schools focusing on specific topics by clicking each column title. The "-" value in table means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
| College Name | Iowa Residents Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population (Total) | Online Student Population | Number of Programs (total) | Number of Online Programs | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen College Waterloo, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $18,226 | $24,787 | 483 | 57 | 30 | 10 | 8 to 1 |
| Briar Cliff University Sioux City, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,786 | $35,642 | 947 | 174 | 73 | 8 | 10 to 1 |
| Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $32,854 | $41,798 | 1,890 | 1,080 | 90 | 11 | 13 to 1 |
| Clarke University Dubuque, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $31,950 | $40,910 | 962 | 57 | 38 | 1 | 9 to 1 |
| Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA Public, 2-4 years | $5,790 | $6,690 | 23,697 | 5,497 | 163 | 20 | 21 to 1 |
| Dordt University Sioux Center, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,000 | $37,050 | 1,952 | 342 | 125 | 5 | 14 to 1 |
| Drake University Des Moines, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $39,062 | $51,960 | 4,345 | 546 | 105 | 7 | 11 to 1 |
| University of Dubuque Dubuque, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,710 | $42,095 | 1,757 | 98 | 53 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Ellsworth Community College Iowa Falls, IA Public, 2-4 years | $5,496 | $6,504 | 685 | 138 | 43 | 1 | 16 to 1 |
| Emmaus Bible College Dubuque, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $17,520 | $20,800 | 234 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 8 to 1 |
| Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IA Public, 2-4 years | $4,848 | $6,456 | 7,426 | 2,219 | 106 | 54 | 20 to 1 |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $16,766 | $20,270 | 611 | 172 | 20 | 8 | 14 to 1 |
| Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $28,110 | $19,848 | 1,102 | 328 | 54 | 18 | 12 to 1 |
| Grand View University Des Moines, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $26,516 | $34,762 | 1,856 | 279 | 59 | 23 | 12 to 1 |
| Purdue University Global-Mason City Mason City, IA Public, 4 years four-years | $15,352 | $14,343 | 142 | 142 | - | - | 20 to 1 |
| Purdue University Global-Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA Public, 4 years four-years | $15,352 | $14,343 | 411 | 314 | - | - | 20 to 1 |
| Orion Technical College Davenport, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $14,250 | $15,600 | 41 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 to 1 |
| Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, IA Public, 2-4 years | $6,525 | $6,612 | 5,120 | 1,009 | 74 | 1 | 13 to 1 |
| Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA Public, 2-4 years | $5,040 | $6,120 | 3,184 | 423 | 99 | 10 | 16 to 1 |
| Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA Public, 2-4 years | $5,496 | $7,788 | 4,949 | 528 | 98 | 1 | 19 to 1 |
| Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville, IA Public, 2-4 years | $7,392 | $7,872 | 1,945 | 210 | 63 | 1 | 13 to 1 |
| Iowa State University Ames, IA Public, 4 years four-years | $10,787 | $28,881 | 30,380 | 972 | 399 | 2 | 18 to 1 |
| Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs, IA Public, 2-4 years | $6,930 | $7,080 | 5,540 | 1,633 | 91 | 24 | 22 to 1 |
| University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public, 4 years four-years | $11,283 | $33,371 | 30,779 | 3,028 | 441 | 18 | 16 to 1 |
| Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA Public, 2-4 years | $6,176 | $8,220 | 12,763 | 2,770 | 135 | 14 | 20 to 1 |
| Loras College Dubuque, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $32,886 | $39,824 | 1,189 | 25 | 45 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $27,530 | $16,530 | 2,592 | 1,994 | 42 | 8 | 13 to 1 |
| Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown, IA Public, 2-4 years | $5,496 | $6,504 | 1,857 | 541 | 63 | 1 | 20 to 1 |
| Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $17,600 | $17,664 | 869 | 188 | 14 | 2 | 7 to 1 |
| Morningside University Sioux City, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,390 | $39,519 | 2,056 | 926 | 69 | 22 | 12 to 1 |
| Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,582 | $40,878 | 1,417 | 225 | 86 | 10 | 14 to 1 |
| North Iowa Area Community College Mason City, IA Public, 2-4 years | $6,653 | $9,551 | 2,662 | 599 | 88 | 11 | 23 to 1 |
| University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA Public, 4 years four-years | $9,936 | $21,712 | 9,278 | 1,482 | 170 | 21 | 18 to 1 |
| Northwestern College Orange City, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,200 | $36,710 | 1,705 | 583 | 62 | 12 | 15 to 1 |
| Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar, IA Public, 2-4 years | $6,780 | $7,770 | 4,808 | 841 | 92 | 19 | 15 to 1 |
| Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon, IA Public, 2-4 years | $7,350 | $7,650 | 1,907 | 757 | 41 | 20 | 16 to 1 |
| Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines, IA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | 1,534 | 76 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $9,096 | $11,760 | 2,161 | 6 | 2 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $30,016 | $36,658 | 2,498 | 225 | 119 | - | 11 to 1 |
| St Luke's College Sioux City, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $20,440 | $23,335 | 176 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 7 to 1 |
| Simpson College Indianola, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $37,663 | $47,656 | 1,251 | 53 | 54 | 3 | 12 to 1 |
| Southeastern Community College West Burlington, IA Public, 2-4 years | $6,420 | $6,570 | 3,028 | 995 | 69 | 11 | 14 to 1 |
| Southwestern Community College Creston, IA Public, 2-4 years | $8,064 | $8,316 | 1,566 | 663 | 51 | 2 | 14 to 1 |
| Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $29,600 | $19,475 | 3,941 | 2,959 | 95 | 61 | 25 to 1 |
| Waldorf University Forest City, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $21,664 | $25,978 | 2,225 | 1,638 | 53 | 27 | 22 to 1 |
| Wartburg College Waverly, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $39,730 | $26,250 | 1,483 | 22 | 53 | 1 | 13 to 1 |
| Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque, IA Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | 161 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA Public, 2-4 years | $5,186 | $5,330 | 5,482 | 2,096 | 111 | 28 | 14 to 1 |
| William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA Private, 4 years four-years | $25,000 | $29,750 | 1,425 | 226 | 58 | 10 | 15 to 1 |
| Purdue University Global-Davenport Davenport, IA Public, 4 years four-years | $14,263 | $14,343 | 30,512 | 30,512 | - | - | 20 to 1 |
| Purdue University Global-Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA Public, 4 years four-years | $15,352 | $14,343 | 149 | 130 | - | - | 20 to 1 |
| Purdue University Global-Des Moines Urbandale, IA Public, 4 years four-years | $15,352 | $14,343 | 760 | 618 | - | - | 20 to 1 |
| Average | $20,813 | $19,500 | 231,893 | 70,469 | - | - | 15 to 1 |