Colleges in Iowa and what each costs

42 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
Iowa State cost of attendance	Ames	Public, 4-year	$26,492
University of Iowa cost of attendance	Iowa City	Public, 4-year	$31,776
Des Moines Area Community College cost of attendance	Ankeny	Public, 2-year	$19,133
University of Northern Iowa cost of attendance	Cedar Falls	Public, 4-year	$24,830
Eastern Iowa Community College District cost of attendance	Davenport	Public, 2-year	$24,413
Iowa Central Community College cost of attendance	Fort Dodge	Public, 2-year	$21,872
Iowa Western Community College cost of attendance	Council Bluffs	Public, 2-year	$24,152
Western Iowa Tech Community College cost of attendance	Sioux City	Public, 2-year	$18,845
Drake University cost of attendance	Des Moines	Private, 4-year	$70,751
Upper Iowa University cost of attendance	Fayette	Private, 4-year	$37,156
Saint Ambrose University cost of attendance	Davenport	Private, 4-year	$57,940
Waldorf University cost of attendance	Forest City	Private, 4-year	$48,266
Southeastern Community College cost of attendance	West Burlington	Public, 2-year	$29,154
Dordt University cost of attendance	Sioux Center	Private, 4-year	$56,227
Indian Hills Community College cost of attendance	Ottumwa	Public, 2-year	$21,704
Grand View University cost of attendance	Des Moines	Private, 4-year	$58,016
Wartburg College cost of attendance	Waverly	Private, 4-year	$46,473
University of Dubuque cost of attendance	Dubuque	Private, 4-year	$62,697
Luther College cost of attendance	Decorah	Private, 4-year	$72,517
Buena Vista University cost of attendance	Storm Lake	Private, 4-year	$60,802
North Iowa Area Community College cost of attendance	Mason City	Public, 2-year	$20,869
William Penn University cost of attendance	Oskaloosa	Private, 4-year	$48,054
Simpson College cost of attendance	Indianola	Private, 4-year	$67,680
Northwestern College cost of attendance	Orange City	Private, 4-year	$56,342
Coe College cost of attendance	Cedar Rapids	Private, 4-year	$75,686
Morningside University cost of attendance	Sioux City	Private, 4-year	$59,785
Mount Mercy University cost of attendance	Cedar Rapids	Private, 4-year	$62,956
Cornell College cost of attendance	Mount Vernon	Private, 4-year	$73,450
Loras College cost of attendance	Dubuque	Private, 4-year	$58,580
Central College cost of attendance	Pella	Private, 4-year	$39,881
Iowa Lakes Community College cost of attendance	Estherville	Public, 2-year	$21,997
Maharishi International University cost of attendance	Fairfield	Private, 4-year	$36,596
Northwest Iowa Community College cost of attendance	Sheldon	Public, 2-year	$24,083
Graceland University, Lamoni cost of attendance	Lamoni	Private, 4-year	$38,934
Marshalltown Community College cost of attendance	Marshalltown	Public, 2-year	$21,881
Clarke University cost of attendance	Dubuque	Private, 4-year	$62,202
Southwestern Community College cost of attendance	Creston	Public, 2-year	$21,331
Briar Cliff University cost of attendance	Sioux City	Private, 4-year	$62,869
Ellsworth Community College cost of attendance	Iowa Falls	Public, 2-year	$21,881
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary cost of attendance	Ankeny	Private, 4-year	$36,934
Emmaus Bible College cost of attendance	Dubuque	Private, 2-year	$34,506
Divine Word College cost of attendance	Epworth	Private, 4-year	$24,823

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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