The Most Expensive Colleges in Iowa by Average Net Price for 2023
The highest net price colleges in Iowa are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. Grinnell College leads the list with a $32,091 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2014-2015 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Private Not For Profit |
$32,091 | 57% |
#2 Iowa Wesleyan CollegeMount Pleasant, Private Not For Profit |
$31,813 | 29% |
#3 Drake UniversityDes Moines, Private Not For Profit |
$30,321 | 48% |
#4 University of DubuqueDubuque, Private Not For Profit |
$27,043 | 43% |
#5 Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, Private Not For Profit |
$26,497 | 43% |
#6 Dordt CollegeSioux Center, Private Not For Profit |
$25,982 | 43% |
#7 Clarke UniversityDubuque, Private Not For Profit |
$25,756 | 47% |
#8 Luther CollegeDecorah, Private Not For Profit |
$25,291 | 57% |
#9 Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, Private Not For Profit |
$25,182 | 48% |
#10 Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, Private Not For Profit |
$25,028 | 58% |
#11 Northwestern CollegeOrange City, Private Not For Profit |
$24,513 | 45% |
#12 Wartburg CollegeWaverly, Private Not For Profit |
$23,248 | 60% |
#13 Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Private Not For Profit |
$23,187 | 48% |
#14 Loras CollegeDubuque, Private Not For Profit |
$22,418 | 50% |
#15 Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City, Private Not For Profit |
$22,233 | 51% |
#16 Morningside CollegeSioux City, Private Not For Profit |
$22,146 | 53% |
#17 Central CollegePella, Private Not For Profit |
$21,690 | 30% |
#18 Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, Private Not For Profit |
$21,339 | 25% |
#19 William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, Private Not For Profit |
$21,256 | 41% |
#20 Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, Private Not For Profit |
$21,155 | 65% |