First-Gen Fit Rankings: Iowa

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 34 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

✅ 2 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 22 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 10 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Buena Vista University Storm Lake	60 ✅ Good	—	43.8%	$12,901	76%
2	Maharishi International University Fairfield	60 ✅ Good	—	56.9%	$14,269	61.3%
3	Briar Cliff University Sioux City	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	53.2%	$17,764	64.2%
4	Coe College Cedar Rapids	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.8%	$11,479	72.7%
5	Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.3%	$14,121	76.6%
6	Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	49.2%	$15,875	55%
7	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.4%	$10,863	81.7%
8	University of Dubuque Dubuque	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.8%	$18,106	76.6%
9	Grand View University Des Moines	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	45%	$18,512	70.2%
10	Grinnell College Grinnell	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	17.9%	$9,970	92.6%
11	Iowa State University Ames	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	18.8%	$10,582	87.6%
12	Upper Iowa University Fayette	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.8%	$17,715	67.7%
13	William Penn University Oskaloosa	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	47.3%	$20,608	58.2%
14	Simpson College Indianola	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.6%	$17,941	81.3%
15	Cornell College Mount Vernon	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.1%	$16,409	79.5%
16	University of Iowa Iowa City	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	18.4%	$15,316	90.4%
17	Waldorf University Forest City	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.5%	$16,448	44.1%
18	Luther College Decorah	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.4%	$12,517	77%
19	Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.7%	$17,070	72.8%
20	Central College Pella	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	22.3%	$16,231	79.9%
21	Saint Ambrose University Davenport	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.6%	$22,037	75.8%
22	Clarke University Dubuque	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.7%	$23,405	67.3%
23	Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.9%	$24,171	69.2%
24	Loras College Dubuque	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.4%	$20,479	82.3%
25	Wartburg College Waverly	37 ⚠️ Low	—	22.1%	$21,688	75.7%
26	Dordt University Sioux Center	36 ⚠️ Low	—	20.2%	$22,597	84.7%
27	Morningside University Sioux City	36 ⚠️ Low	—	33.9%	$33,738	74.2%
28	Drake University Des Moines	34 ⚠️ Low	—	21.7%	$25,824	84.1%
29	Northwestern College Orange City	31 ⚠️ Low	—	24.7%	$27,059	73.5%
30	Allen College Waterloo	30 ⚠️ Low	—	24%	—	—
31	Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport	27 ⚠️ Low	—	21.3%	—	—
32	Divine Word College Epworth	21 ⚠️ Low	—	9.8%	—	33.3%
33	Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
34	Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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