2026 Cheapest Iowa College Costs Rankings
Among Iowa colleges, Palmer College of Chiropractic has the cheapest tuition & fees ($11,760) and Purdue University Global-Davenport has the second lowest tuition & fees ($14,343) based on academic year 2024-2025 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest Iowa College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest Iowa College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport, IA | $11,760 | $10,725 | - | - | 2,161 | - | 9 to 1 |
| 2 | Purdue University Global-Davenport Davenport, IA | $14,343 | $11,414 | - | - | 30,512 | - | 20 to 1 |
| 3 | Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA | $16,530 | $16,530 | - | 95.7% | 2,592 | 50% | 13 to 1 |
| 4 | Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA | $19,475 | $20,185 | - | 96.5% | 3,941 | 34% | 25 to 1 |
| 5 | University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA | $21,712 | $23,304 | 1,170 | 92.7% | 9,278 | 68% | 18 to 1 |
| 6 | Waldorf University Forest City, IA | $25,978 | $5,340 | - | 77.0% | 2,225 | 21% | 22 to 1 |
| 7 | Iowa State University Ames, IA | $28,881 | $30,577 | 1,250 | 88.7% | 30,380 | 75% | 18 to 1 |
| 8 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | $33,371 | $32,372 | 1,230 | 83.6% | 30,779 | 75% | 16 to 1 |
| 9 | Grand View University Des Moines, IA | $34,762 | $9,550 | - | 99.1% | 1,856 | 54% | 12 to 1 |
| 10 | Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA | $36,658 | $17,209 | 1,050 | 77.3% | 2,498 | 61% | 11 to 1 |
Qualified Iowa Colleges in Core Admission Stats
