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Best Liberal Arts Colleges In Iowa

Rankings of the top 5 Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities In Iowa, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the Best Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities in Iowa, Bachelors Degree - February 2025

Rank

School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
G
VG
E
 

CHANGE IN RANK

Leaders

1

Iowa Wesleyan College

http://www.iwc.edu
601 North Main Street
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
(319) 385-6231

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1842

650

56%

8.3%

Not reported

$25,530

$25,530

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.99

520

426

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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2

Grand View University

http://www.admissions.grandview.edu
1200 Grandview Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa
(515) 263-2810

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1896

2,195

92%

45.5%

39.9%

$23,864

$23,864

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.13

410

400

460

21

0%

NC

 

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3

Iowa State University

http://www.iastate.edu
Ames, Iowa
(515) 294-5836

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1858

25,555

83%

58.6%

38.8%

$7,726

$20,278

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.55

530

460

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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4

Graceland University

http://www.graceland.edu
1 University Place
Lamoni, Iowa
(641) 784-5196

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1895

1,515

48%

42.2%

29.8%

$23,530

$23,530

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

475

458

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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5

Ashford University

http://www.ashford.edu
400 North Bluff Boulevard, PO Box 2967
Clinton, Iowa
(563) 242-4153

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1918

9,866

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$16,270

$16,270

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

15

0%

NC

 

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