There are 76 colleges in Iowa - 19 public and 57 private schools.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Iowa is $10,396 for Iowa residents and $27,294 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $33,461. For Iowa community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $5,969 for state residents and $7,182 for out-of-state students.
In Iowa, for public 4-years colleges, in-state tuition & fees increased by -15.87% from $12,357 (2015) to $10,396 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 54.89% over the past decade from $17,621 (2015) to $27,294 (2024).
In private Iowa colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 27.17%, from $26,065 (2015) to $33,148 (2024).
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased 40.73% when living on campus and 42.35% when living off campus at Iowa Colleges.
In private Iowa Colleges, the COA has increase by 25.06% (on-campus) and 26.25% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the total cost of attendance is $42,273 when a student lives on campus and $42,518 when living off campus at Iowa Colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of COA for Iowa Colleges over the past 10 years.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends of Iowa Colleges
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus |
|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools | In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools |
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| 2014-15 |
$24,774 | $30,038 | $38,482 | $24,605 | $29,869 | $38,313 |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
$24,973
0.80% | $30,360
1.07% | $39,181
1.82% | $24,788
0.74% | $30,175
1.02% | $38,996
1.78% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
$25,543
2.28% | $31,061
2.31% | $40,918
4.43% | $25,077
1.17% | $30,595
1.39% | $40,452
3.73% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
$26,034
1.92% | $31,787
2.34% | $42,228
3.20% | $25,495
1.67% | $31,248
2.13% | $41,689
3.06% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
$25,865
-0.65% | $31,729
-0.18% | $43,134
2.15% | $25,291
-0.80% | $31,155
-0.30% | $42,560
2.09% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
$22,758
-12.01% | $39,236
23.66% | $44,190
2.45% | $22,620
-10.56% | $39,098
25.50% | $44,052
3.51% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
$22,944
0.82% | $39,422
0.47% | $44,407
0.49% | $22,680
0.27% | $39,158
0.15% | $44,143
0.21% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
$23,471
2.30% | $39,630
0.53% | $45,751
3.03% | $23,213
2.35% | $39,372
0.55% | $45,493
3.06% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
$24,258
3.35% | $40,791
2.93% | $46,832
2.36% | $24,158
4.07% | $40,691
3.35% | $46,732
2.72% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
$25,375
4.60% | $42,273
3.63% | $48,127
2.77% | $25,620
6.05% | $42,518
4.49% | $48,372
3.51% |
|---|
Tuition & Fees Changes
For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Iowa Colleges is $10,396 for Iowa residents and $27,294 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $33,148.
For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,923 for Iowa residents and $30,588 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $13,081.
The tuition & fees has increased 54.89% for undergraduate programs and 98.98% for graduate programs at Iowa Colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.
Tuition & Fees Changes for Iowa Colleges
| Year | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools | In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
$12,357 | $17,621 | $26,065 | $9,616 | $14,578 | $11,948 |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
$12,405
0.39% | $17,792
0.97% | $26,613
2.10% | $9,839
2.32% | $14,873
2.02% | $11,545
-3.37% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
$12,605
1.61% | $18,123
1.86% | $27,980
5.14% | $10,074
2.39% | $15,248
2.52% | $10,351
-10.34% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
$12,747
1.13% | $18,500
2.08% | $28,941
3.43% | $10,774
6.95% | $16,139
5.84% | $11,113
7.36% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
$12,363
-3.01% | $18,227
-1.48% | $29,632
2.39% | $11,168
3.66% | $16,627
3.02% | $12,016
8.13% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
$9,288
-24.87% | $25,766
41.36% | $30,720
3.67% | $11,029
-1.24% | $26,404
58.80% | $12,546
4.41% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
$9,287
-0.01% | $25,765 | $30,750
0.10% | $11,028
-0.01% | $25,403
-3.79% | $13,249
5.60% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
$9,543
2.76% | $25,702
-0.24% | $31,823
3.49% | $11,346
2.88% | $26,387
3.87% | $13,075
-1.31% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
$9,966
4.43% | $26,499
3.10% | $32,540
2.25% | $11,845
4.40% | $27,257
3.30% | $12,867
-1.59% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
$10,396
4.31% | $27,294
3.00% | $33,148
1.87% | $12,342
4.20% | $29,007
6.42% | $12,642
-1.75% |
|---|
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
For the current year (2024), the average book & supplies costs is $1,095 for Iowa Colleges. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2015 to 2024.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Iowa Colleges
| Year | Books & Supplies |
|---|
| 2014-15 | $1,097 |
|---|
| 2015-16 | $1,121
2.19% |
|---|
| 2016-17 | $1,131
0.89% |
|---|
| 2017-18 | $1,166
3.09% |
|---|
| 2018-19 | $1,167
0.09% |
|---|
| 2019-20 | $1,140
-2.31% |
|---|
| 2020-21 | $1,131
-0.79% |
|---|
| 2021-22 | $1,132
0.09% |
|---|
| 2022-23 | $1,118
-1.24% |
|---|
| 2023-24 | $1,095
-2.06% |
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Living Costs Changes
For Iowa Colleges, the living have increased 21.14% when a student lives on campus facilities and 22.57% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.
Living Costs Changes for Iowa Colleges
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus |
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| 2014-15 | $11,320 | $12,011 |
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| 2015-16 | $11,447
1.63% | $12,146
1.49% |
|---|
| 2016-17 | $11,807
4.22% | $12,353
2.99% |
|---|
| 2017-18 | $12,121
3.54% | $12,656
3.19% |
|---|
| 2018-19 | $12,335
2.14% | $12,857
2.15% |
|---|
| 2019-20 | $12,330
2.89% | $13,049
6.28% |
|---|
| 2020-21 | $12,526
2.29% | $13,247
1.01% |
|---|
| 2021-22 | $12,796
2.54% | $13,565
2.34% |
|---|
| 2022-23 | $13,174
2.77% | $13,973
4.56% |
|---|
| 2023-24 | $13,884
4.53% | $14,810
7.35% |
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