For Iowa colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,789 for Iowa residents and $24,048 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $12,341 for Iowa residents and $14,445 for out-of-state students.
Grinnell College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $64,862 and UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,000 among Iowa colleges. For graduate programs, University of Iowa has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $34,882 and Cornell College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $2,800 among Iowa colleges.
You can narrow Iowa colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Iowa colleges in 2024 is $21,481 for state residents and $38,740 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $6,789 | $24,048 | $12,341 | $14,445 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,213 | $1,213 | ||
| Room & Board | $9,783 | $9,783 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,696 | $3,696 | ||
| COA | $21,481 | $38,740 | $27,034 | $29,137 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Iowa colleges is $6,789 for state residents and $24,048 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Iowa colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $5,458 | $719 | $21,411 | $635 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,547 | $721 | $21,579 | $659 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,643 | $732 | $22,118 | $656 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,805 | $738 | $22,720 | $686 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,019 | $770 | $23,307 | $741 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Iowa colleges in 2024 is $12,341 for state residents and $14,445 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Iowa colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,665 | $1,364 | $13,771 | $632 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,665 | $1,363 | $14,254 | $596 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,956 | $1,390 | $14,279 | $530 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,379 | $1,466 | $14,116 | $540 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,761 | $1,581 | $13,834 | $610 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Iowa colleges in 2024 is $792 for state residents and $848 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $754 for state residents and $853 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $734 | $787 | $649 | $748 |
| 2020-2021 | $745 | $798 | $756 | $851 |
| 2021-2022 | $766 | $820 | $743 | $836 |
| 2022-2023 | $786 | $841 | $750 | $842 |
| 2023-2024 | $792 | $848 | $754 | $853 |
The average living costs of Iowa colleges in 2024 is $13,479 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,120 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Iowa colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $8,614 | $3,062 | $8,289 | $3,771 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,812 | $3,084 | $8,414 | $3,790 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,021 | $3,211 | $8,626 | $3,945 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,260 | $3,283 | $8,934 | $4,069 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,783 | $3,696 | $9,540 | $4,580 |