College ROI Rankings: Iowa

Sorted by break-even years · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

#	College	ROI Score	Break-Even	10-yr Salary	Grad Rate
1	Allen College Waterloo	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$71,261	—
2	Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.6 yrs	$62,234	65.5%
3	Drake University Des Moines	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.7 yrs	$71,901	74%
4	Grinnell College Grinnell	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.7 yrs	$62,830	88.1%
5	Iowa State University Ames	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$63,386	75.3%
6	University of Iowa Iowa City	🟢 Excellent ROI	0.9 yrs	$64,762	74.6%
7	Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.1 yrs	$60,787	57.7%
8	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$55,177	67.9%
9	Saint Ambrose University Davenport	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.2 yrs	$59,531	61%
10	Loras College Dubuque	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.3 yrs	$58,289	67.6%
11	Luther College Decorah	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.3 yrs	$59,850	71.1%
12	Simpson College Indianola	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.3 yrs	$59,274	63.3%
13	Briar Cliff University Sioux City	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.5 yrs	$54,475	47.5%
14	Coe College Cedar Rapids	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.5 yrs	$57,125	65.9%
15	Waldorf University Forest City	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.5 yrs	$51,165	21.1%
16	Clarke University Dubuque	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.6 yrs	$55,396	56.1%
17	Dordt University Sioux Center	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.6 yrs	$52,559	70.1%
18	Grand View University Des Moines	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.6 yrs	$52,824	54%
19	Morningside University Sioux City	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.6 yrs	$55,494	50.1%
20	Wartburg College Waverly	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.6 yrs	$56,201	64.3%
21	Central College Pella	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.7 yrs	$54,317	66.2%
22	Cornell College Mount Vernon	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.8 yrs	$53,460	61.8%
23	Upper Iowa University Fayette	🟢 Excellent ROI	1.8 yrs	$52,766	33.9%
24	University of Dubuque Dubuque	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.1 yrs	$51,190	40.1%
25	Northwestern College Orange City	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.1 yrs	$49,802	66.1%
26	William Penn University Oskaloosa	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.2 yrs	$48,936	32.6%
27	Buena Vista University Storm Lake	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.4 yrs	$49,156	61.7%
28	Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni	🟢 Excellent ROI	2.5 yrs	$47,361	42%
29	Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny	🟡 Fair ROI	7 yrs	$40,650	67.5%
30	Divine Word College Epworth	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	100%
31	Maharishi International University Fairfield	⚪ Limited Data	—	$27,981	50%
32	Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—
33	Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport	⚪ Limited Data	—	$59,483	—
34	Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque	⚪ Limited Data	—	—	—

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