Iowa Average Net Price Ranking

The Cheapest Colleges in Iowa by Average Net Price for 2023

Cheapest Colleges in Iowa by Average Net Price

The lowest 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. AIB College of Business leads the list with a $12,440 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 2019/2020 academic year.

Iowa's Cheapest Colleges by Average Net Price
College Net Price Discount
#1 AIB College of Business

Des Moines, Private Not For Profit

$12,440 44%
#2 Maharishi University of Management

Fairfield, Private Not For Profit

$13,802 45%
#3 Emmaus Bible College

Dubuque, Private Not For Profit

$15,696 46%
#4 Iowa State University

Ames, Public Not For Profit

$16,105 18%
#5 University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Public Not For Profit

$16,166 15%
#6 Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

Ankeny, Private Not For Profit

$16,896 37%
#7 University of Iowa

Iowa City, Public Not For Profit

$17,452 23%
#8 Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Private Not For Profit

$18,300 63%
#9 Graceland University Lamoni

Lamoni, Private Not For Profit

$18,434 57%
#10 Grand View University

Des Moines, Private Not For Profit

$19,423 54%
#11 Hamilton Technical College

Davenport, Private For Profit

$20,105 11%
#12 Waldorf College

Forest City, Private For Profit

$20,345 39%
#13 Simpson College

Indianola, Private Not For Profit

$20,457 63%
#14 Coe College

Cedar Rapids, Private Not For Profit

$21,155 65%
#15 William Penn University

Oskaloosa, Private Not For Profit

$21,256 41%
#16 Mercy College of Health Sciences

Des Moines, Private Not For Profit

$21,339 25%
#17 Central College

Pella, Private Not For Profit

$21,690 30%
#18 Morningside College

Sioux City, Private Not For Profit

$22,146 53%
#19 Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, Private Not For Profit

$22,233 51%
#20 Loras College

Dubuque, Private Not For Profit

$22,418 50%