2025 Cheapest Iowa College Costs Rankings
Among Iowa colleges, Palmer College of Chiropractic has the cheapest tuition & fees ($11,400) and Purdue University Global-Davenport has the second lowest tuition & fees ($14,343) based on academic year 2023-2024 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest Iowa College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest Iowa College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport, IA | $11,400 | $10,725 | - | - | 2,219 | - | 10 to 1 |
| 2 | Purdue University Global-Davenport Davenport, IA | $14,343 | $11,414 | - | - | 30,512 | - | 20 to 1 |
| 3 | Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA | $16,530 | $29,530 | - | 96.9% | 2,666 | 18% | 13 to 1 |
| 4 | Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA | $19,000 | $18,958 | 1,050 | 93.4% | 3,102 | 41% | 22 to 1 |
| 5 | University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA | $21,272 | $22,834 | 1,130 | 94.4% | 9,013 | 69% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 | Waldorf University Forest City, IA | $25,220 | $5,220 | - | 72.6% | 2,657 | 29% | 22 to 1 |
| 7 | Iowa State University Ames, IA | $27,683 | $29,303 | 1,240 | 89.1% | 30,177 | 75% | 18 to 1 |
| 8 | William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA | $28,750 | $10,500 | 950 | 57.0% | 1,536 | 29% | 13 to 1 |
| 9 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | $32,927 | $34,882 | 1,220 | 84.7% | 30,042 | 73% | 15 to 1 |
| 10 | Grand View University Des Moines, IA | $33,450 | $9,278 | - | 98.4% | 1,796 | 56% | 12 to 1 |
Qualified Iowa Colleges in Core Admission Stats
