2024 Expensive Iowa Colleges To Attend Rankings
Among Iowa colleges, Grinnell College has the most expensive tuition & fees ($64,862) and Luther College has the second highest tuition & fees ($50,320) based on academic year 2023-2024 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Expensive Iowa Colleges To Attend having expensive tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Expensive Iowa Colleges To Attend
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grinnell College Grinnell, IA | $64,862 | - | 1,480 | 10.8% | 1,759 | 88% | 9 to 1 |
| 2 | Luther College Decorah, IA | $50,320 | - | 1,205 | 75.3% | 1,610 | 74% | 11 to 1 |
| 3 | Drake University Des Moines, IA | $49,944 | $12,777 | 1,270 | 67.2% | 4,685 | 76% | 10 to 1 |
| 4 | Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA | $40,190 | $10,170 | 1,020 | 77.3% | 1,973 | 57% | 12 to 1 |
| 5 | University of Dubuque Dubuque, IA | $40,065 | $9,020 | - | 85.1% | 1,776 | 39% | 9 to 1 |
| 6 | Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA | $39,070 | $11,410 | - | 75.3% | 1,526 | 57% | 13 to 1 |
| 7 | Morningside University Sioux City, IA | $38,190 | $11,111 | - | 70.6% | 2,249 | 56% | 13 to 1 |
| 8 | Dordt University Sioux Center, IA | $35,960 | $9,820 | 1,150 | 87.7% | 1,861 | 67% | 14 to 1 |
| 9 | Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA | $35,598 | $19,405 | 1,100 | 73.9% | 2,747 | 64% | 12 to 1 |
| 10 | Northwestern College Orange City, IA | $35,300 | $6,600 | - | 87.3% | 1,651 | 62% | 15 to 1 |
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