There are 75 colleges in Iowa - 19 public and 56 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Iowa colleges is $10,396 for state residents and $32,897 for out-of-state students.

42 Iowa cities have at least one college and, of them, Davenport has the most of 7 colleges. It has 3 four-year colleges and 3 community colleges with a total of 12,415 students. Dubuque and Des Moines also has a number of colleges of 6 and 5 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Iowa colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

75 Iowa Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Davenport 7331 $20,866 $15,065 12,415 9,640 2,775 13 to 1
Dubuque 65-1 $34,491 $13,934 4,627 3,837 790 8 to 1
Des Moines 532- $35,251 $11,597 7,519 5,396 2,123 9 to 1
Sioux City 532- $31,286 $10,239 8,535 7,254 1,281 9 to 1
Cedar Rapids 5221 $45,823 $11,410 15,360 15,105 255 13 to 1
Cedar Falls 3111 $21,272
($9,728)		 $22,834
($11,362)		 9,078 7,868 1,210 18 to 1
Iowa City 211- $32,927
($10,964)		 $34,882
($13,211)		 30,088 22,046 8,042 14 to 1
West Des Moines 211- - $19,428 1,707 180 1,527 8 to 1
Council Bluffs 2-2- - - 5,372 5,372 - 14 to 1
Ankeny 211- $19,530 $7,940 22,085 22,014 71 17 to 1
Mason City 2-2- - - 2,538 2,538 - 14 to 1
Waterloo 211- $24,456 $19,028 5,284 5,065 219 12 to 1
Fort Dodge 2-2- - - 5,079 5,079 - 15 to 1
Ames 211- $27,683
($10,497)		 $29,303
($12,451)		 30,095 25,367 4,728 17 to 1
Mount Vernon 11-- $50,634 $2,800 1,073 1,058 15 13 to 1
Oskaloosa 11-- $28,750 $10,500 1,473 1,404 69 18 to 1
Johnston 1-1- - - 57 57 - 14 to 1
Epworth 11-- $15,050 - 68 68 - 6 to 1
Anamosa 1--1 - - 32 32 - 7 to 1
Decorah 11-- $50,320 - 1,610 1,610 - 11 to 1
Marshalltown 1-1- - - 1,707 1,707 - 17 to 1
Calmar 1-1- - - 4,355 4,355 - 15 to 1
Grinnell 11-- $64,862 - 1,759 1,759 - 9 to 1
Ottumwa 1-1- - - 3,361 3,361 - 15 to 1
West Burlington 1-1- - - 2,476 2,476 - 12 to 1
Estherville 1-1- - - 1,960 1,960 - 14 to 1
Fayette 11-- $19,000 $18,958 3,072 2,463 609 13 to 1
Pella 11-- $20,988 - 1,169 1,169 - 13 to 1
Waverly 11-- $51,040 $11,500 1,444 1,416 28 13 to 1
Spirit Lake 1--1 - - 19 19 - 10 to 1
Sioux Center 11-- $35,960 $9,820 1,861 1,618 243 14 to 1
Urbandale 1--1 - - 43 43 - 10 to 1
Fairfield 11-- $16,530 $29,530 2,673 681 1,992 13 to 1
Iowa Falls 1-1- - - 718 718 - 15 to 1
Orange City 11-- $35,300 $6,600 1,651 1,153 498 15 to 1
Lamoni 11-- $33,646 $11,991 1,237 885 352 13 to 1
Sheldon 1-1- - - 1,811 1,811 - 15 to 1
Mt. Pleasant 1-1- - - 20 20 - 10 to 1
Indianola 11-- $46,212 $7,244 1,151 1,127 24 10 to 1
Storm Lake 11-- $40,190 $10,170 1,973 1,474 499 12 to 1
Creston 1-1- - - 1,581 1,581 - 17 to 1
Forest City 11-- $25,220 $5,220 2,763 2,295 468 24 to 1