The Cheapest Colleges in Iowa by Average Net Price for 2022
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.
College | Net Price | Discount |
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#21 Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Private Not For Profit |
$23,187 | 47% |
#22 Wartburg CollegeWaverly, Private Not For Profit |
$23,248 | 59% |
#23 Northwestern CollegeOrange City, Private Not For Profit |
$24,513 | 44% |
#24 Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, Private Not For Profit |
$25,028 | 56% |
#25 Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, Private Not For Profit |
$25,182 | 46% |
#26 Luther CollegeDecorah, Private Not For Profit |
$25,291 | 55% |
#27 Clarke UniversityDubuque, Private Not For Profit |
$25,756 | 46% |
#28 Dordt CollegeSioux Center, Private Not For Profit |
$25,982 | 42% |
#29 Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, Private Not For Profit |
$26,497 | 42% |
#30 University of DubuqueDubuque, Private Not For Profit |
$27,043 | 44% |
#31 Drake UniversityDes Moines, Private Not For Profit |
$30,321 | 46% |
#32 Iowa Wesleyan CollegeMount Pleasant, Private Not For Profit |
$31,813 | 15% |
#33 Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Private Not For Profit |
$32,091 | 55% |