What do private nonprofit colleges in Iowa cost?

Across the 26 schools that report it, the median average net price is $23,597 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $15,203 at Grinnell College to $29,415 at Drake University.

Which private nonprofit colleges in Iowa have the lowest average net price?

By reported average net price: Grinnell College ($15,203), Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary ($16,517), Maharishi International University ($16,579), Coe College ($18,647), and Buena Vista University ($18,855).

How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Iowa earn?

At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $58,693 10 years after starting college (28 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Drake University ($78,855), Allen College ($74,338), and Grinnell College ($72,106).

What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Iowa?

The median graduation rate is 57.0%, across 26 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.

How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Iowa have?

The median institution's graduates leave with $23,250 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Private nonprofit colleges in Iowa

The College Scorecard lists 31 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Iowa, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 33,831 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $23,597 a year, about the same as the $22,971 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $58,693 at the median institution, about the same as the $59,082 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 57.0%.

Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Schools

Undergraduatesi

33,831

Median net pricei

$23,597

U.S.: $22,971

Median earnings, 10 yrsi

$58,693

U.S.: $59,082

Median debti

$23,250

U.S.: $23,250

Median grad ratei

57.0%

U.S.: 57.7%

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All 31 private nonprofit colleges in Iowa


Drake University Des Moines	2,543	$29,415	$52,130	$78,855	$21,500	70.7%	84.1%	63.8%
Upper Iowa University Fayette	1,994	$21,119	$20,000	$57,736	$23,105	30.9%	67.7%	96.5%
Saint Ambrose University Davenport	1,916	$23,689	$38,113	$66,659	$23,308	69.6%	75.8%	77.3%
Waldorf University Forest City	1,827	$24,003	$26,758	$58,667	$22,500	43.4%	44.1%	77.0%
Grinnell College Grinnell	1,729	$15,203	$72,346	$72,106	$8,750	86.5%	92.6%	14.5%
Dordt University Sioux Center	1,597	$25,944	$38,040	$57,576	$19,500	72.5%	84.7%	68.5%
Grand View University Des Moines	1,486	$21,705	$36,136	$58,718	$22,500	49.4%	70.2%	99.1%
Wartburg College Waverly	1,452	$23,374	$27,300	$60,035	$27,000	68.3%	75.7%	75.8%
University of Dubuque Dubuque	1,440	$25,171	$44,190	$60,869	$24,513	44.8%	76.6%	88.6%
Luther College Decorah	1,379	$23,945	$54,250	$61,821	$27,000	64.9%	77.0%	71.5%
Buena Vista University Storm Lake	1,366	$18,855	$43,052	$51,626	$23,250	57.8%	76.0%	77.6%
William Penn University Oskaloosa	1,301	$23,749	$30,800	$52,106	$25,000	38.4%	58.2%	51.9%
Simpson College Indianola	1,227	$20,460	$48,988	$57,816	$26,000	63.4%	81.3%	86.2%
Northwestern College Orange City	1,175	$24,716	$38,360	$57,028	$23,249	65.9%	73.5%	80.4%
Coe College Cedar Rapids	1,164	$18,647	$56,730	$60,502	$27,000	59.6%	72.7%	64.0%
Morningside University Sioux City	1,163	$23,505	$41,190	$58,902	$25,000	52.3%	74.2%	71.0%
Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids	1,107	$23,935	$42,772	$59,669	$22,708	51.8%	72.8%	82.5%
Cornell College Mount Vernon	1,086	$25,297	$54,776	$57,224	$27,000	60.0%	79.5%	79.9%
Loras College Dubuque	1,083	$22,910	$41,418	$63,900	$27,000	63.7%	82.3%	99.9%
Central College Pella	1,070	$22,894	$21,934	$57,387	$25,125	59.1%	79.9%	86.2%
Maharishi International University Fairfield	922	$16,579	$18,530	$38,786	$25,000	26.7%	61.3%	95.7%
Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines	867	$25,670	$18,024	$63,983	$12,500	55.3%	69.2%	99.7%
Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni	798	$19,899	$22,040	$53,979	$21,628	44.0%	55.0%	80.8%
Clarke University Dubuque	742	$26,095	$42,420	$58,625	$25,000	52.2%	67.3%	71.8%
Briar Cliff University Sioux City	624	$27,472	$39,064	$59,643	$20,792	45.6%	64.2%	n/a
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny	405	$16,517	$21,100	$41,000	$10,900	56.1%	76.6%	67.5%
Allen College Waterloo	261	n/a	n/a	$74,338	$12,500	n/a	n/a	n/a
Divine Word College Epworth	64	n/a	$16,200	n/a	n/a	n/a	33.3%	n/a
Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport	43	n/a	n/a	$57,383	$7,500	n/a	n/a	n/a
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Quick facts: private nonprofit colleges in Iowa

How many private nonprofit colleges are in Iowa?: The College Scorecard lists 31 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Iowa.
What do private nonprofit colleges in Iowa cost?: Across the 26 schools that report it, the median average net price is $23,597 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $15,203 at Grinnell College to $29,415 at Drake University.
Which private nonprofit colleges in Iowa have the lowest average net price?: By reported average net price: Grinnell College ($15,203), Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary ($16,517), Maharishi International University ($16,579), Coe College ($18,647), and Buena Vista University ($18,855).
How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Iowa earn?: At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $58,693 10 years after starting college (28 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Drake University ($78,855), Allen College ($74,338), and Grinnell College ($72,106).
What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Iowa?: The median graduation rate is 57.0%, across 26 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Iowa have?: The median institution's graduates leave with $23,250 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

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How these numbers work

This page includes private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.