For Iowa Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $32,404.
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 Private colleges. For graduate programs, Maharishi International University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $29,530 and Cornell College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $2,800 among Iowa Private colleges.
The average COA of Iowa Private colleges in 2024 is $47,451 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $32,404 | $12,933 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,130 | $1,130 |
| Room & Board | $10,563 | $10,563 |
| Other Expenses | $3,354 | $3,354 |
| COA | $47,451 | $27,980 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Iowa Private colleges is $32,404. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Iowa Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $28,982 | $657 |
| 2020-2021 | $29,174 | $692 |
| 2021-2022 | $30,020 | $680 |
| 2022-2023 | $30,852 | $694 |
| 2023-2024 | $31,634 | $770 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Iowa Private colleges in 2024 is $12,933.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Iowa Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $12,648 | $537 |
| 2020-2021 | $13,391 | $500 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,293 | $421 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,035 | $414 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,494 | $439 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Iowa Private colleges in 2024 is $1,166.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $787.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $1,084 | $661 |
| 2020-2021 | $1,099 | $781 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,133 | $782 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,161 | $786 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,166 | $787 |
The average living costs of Iowa Private colleges in 2024 is $13,917 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,068 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 Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,294 | $3,019 | $8,487 | $3,798 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,526 | $2,964 | $8,639 | $3,745 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,792 | $3,022 | $8,837 | $3,870 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,083 | $3,081 | $9,192 | $3,987 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,563 | $3,354 | $9,747 | $4,320 |