For Iowa Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,789 for Iowa residents and $10,358 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $12,341 for Iowa residents and $29,006 for out-of-state students.
University of Iowa has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $32,927 and Western Iowa Tech Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,186 among Iowa Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Iowa has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $34,882 and Purdue University Global-Mason City has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $11,414 among Iowa Public colleges.
The average COA of Iowa Public colleges in 2024 is $20,897 for state residents and $24,466 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 | $10,358 | $12,341 | $29,006 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,321 | $1,321 | ||
| Room & Board | $8,537 | $8,537 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,251 | $4,251 | ||
| COA | $20,897 | $24,466 | $26,449 | $43,114 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Iowa Public colleges is $6,789 for state residents and $10,358 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Iowa Public 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 | $9,048 | $605 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,547 | $721 | $9,157 | $607 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,643 | $732 | $9,195 | $617 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,805 | $738 | $9,425 | $622 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,019 | $770 | $9,710 | $648 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Iowa Public colleges in 2024 is $12,341 for state residents and $29,006 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Iowa Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,665 | $1,364 | $25,040 | $1,364 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,665 | $1,363 | $24,040 | $1,363 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,956 | $1,390 | $24,997 | $1,390 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,379 | $1,466 | $25,791 | $1,466 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,761 | $1,581 | $27,426 | $1,581 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Iowa Public colleges in 2024 is $225 for state residents and $374 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $598 for state residents and $1,524 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 | $205 | $343 | $567 | $1,388 |
| 2020-2021 | $208 | $347 | $567 | $1,388 |
| 2021-2022 | $210 | $352 | $554 | $1,389 |
| 2022-2023 | $217 | $363 | $577 | $1,433 |
| 2023-2024 | $225 | $374 | $598 | $1,524 |
The average living costs of Iowa Public colleges in 2024 is $12,787 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,056 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $7,572 | $3,124 | $8,047 | $3,694 |
| 2020-2021 | $7,712 | $3,270 | $8,133 | $3,817 |
| 2021-2022 | $7,829 | $3,514 | $8,378 | $4,031 |
| 2022-2023 | $7,954 | $3,602 | $8,565 | $4,168 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,537 | $4,251 | $9,170 | $4,887 |