Iowa has a number of colleges and universities with different qualities that should be considered. From a safety standpoint, University of Northern Iowa beats out University of Iowa with a safety score of 94.4 out of 100 to 92.6 out of 100.
The average student loan varies from school to school with St. Ambrose University having the highest average outstanding student loan amount of $8430. However, students are able to save some money by searching online for cheap textbooks with our textbook search engine located in the sidebar.
When determining the best overall college or university in Iowa, including multiple factors such as quality of education, safety, cost and student reviews – Grinnell College scores highest with a 97.3 out of 100 score, followed by Drake University (92.3) and Cornell College (91.5). For more detailed information on particular schools select from the list below:
- Allen College
- Ashford University
- Briar Cliff University
- Buena Vista University
- Central College
- Clarke College
- Coe College
- Cornell College
- Divine Word College
- Dordt College
- Drake University
- Emmaus Bible College
- Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
- Graceland University
- Grand View College
- Grinnell College
- Iowa State University
- Iowa Wesleyan College
- Kaplan University
- Loras College
- Luther College
- Maharishi University of Management
- Mercy College of Health Sciences
- Morningside College
- Mount Mercy College
- Palmer College of Chiropractic
- Simpson College
- St. Ambrose University
- University of Dubuque
- University of Iowa
- University of Northern Iowa
- Upper Iowa University
- Vennard College
- Waldorf College
- Wartburg College
- William Penn University
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