Iowa College Graduation Rates — All Colleges Ranked

✅ 14 Excellent (80%+) 🔵 27 Good (60–79%) ⚠️ 23 Moderate (40–59%) ⚪ 11 No data

#	College	Grad Rate	Rating	Retention	Enrollment	Type	In-State Tuition
🥇	Divine Word College Epworth	100%	🟢 Excellent	33%	64	Private Non-profit	$15,600
🥈	St Luke's College Sioux City	100%	🟢 Excellent	N/A	167	Private Non-profit	$24,175
🥉	Carlson College of Massage Therapy Anamosa	100%	🟢 Excellent	N/A	39	Private For-profit	N/A
4	Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake Spirit Lake	92%	🟢 Excellent	100%	22	Private For-profit	N/A
5	La James International College-Davenport Davenport	91%	🟢 Excellent	84%	127	Private For-profit	N/A
6	Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School Urbandale	90%	🟢 Excellent	100%	45	Private For-profit	N/A
7	La James International College-Ft Dodge Fort Dodge	90%	🟢 Excellent	93%	22	Private For-profit	N/A
8	Grinnell College Grinnell	88%	🟢 Excellent	93%	1,729	Private Non-profit	$68,106
9	La James International College-Johnston Johnston	88%	🟢 Excellent	88%	141	Private For-profit	N/A
10	Aveda Institute-Des Moines West Des Moines	88%	🟢 Excellent	89%	244	Private For-profit	N/A
11	Emmaus Bible College Dubuque	83%	🟢 Excellent	83%	224	Private Non-profit	$20,800
12	Capri College-Davenport Davenport	82%	🟢 Excellent	94%	135	Private For-profit	N/A
13	Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines Des Moines	81%	🟢 Excellent	44%	74	Private For-profit	N/A
14	Orion Technical College Davenport	81%	🟢 Excellent	N/A	41	Private For-profit	$15,600
15	PCI Academy-Ames Ames	77%	🔵 Good	100%	176	Private For-profit	N/A
16	La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology Mason City	76%	🔵 Good	91%	56	Private For-profit	N/A
17	SOHO Hair Academy Council Bluffs	76%	🔵 Good	83%	66	Private For-profit	N/A
18	Iowa State University Ames	75%	🔵 Good	88%	25,367	Public	$10,787
19	University of Iowa Iowa City	75%	🔵 Good	90%	22,264	Public	$11,283
20	Drake University Des Moines	74%	🔵 Good	84%	2,543	Private Non-profit	$52,130
21	Capri College-Dubuque Dubuque	74%	🔵 Good	86%	165	Private For-profit	N/A
22	Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City Sioux City	72%	🔵 Good	74%	67	Private For-profit	N/A
23	PCI Academy-Iowa City Iowa City	71%	🔵 Good	92%	113	Private For-profit	N/A
24	Luther College Decorah	71%	🔵 Good	77%	1,379	Private Non-profit	$52,120
25	La James International College-Cedar Falls Cedar Falls	71%	🔵 Good	95%	54	Private For-profit	N/A
26	Dordt University Sioux Center	70%	🔵 Good	85%	1,597	Private Non-profit	$37,050
27	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls	68%	🔵 Good	82%	7,529	Public	$9,936
28	Loras College Dubuque	68%	🔵 Good	82%	1,083	Private Non-profit	$39,824
29	Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny	68%	🔵 Good	77%	405	Private Non-profit	$20,270
30	Central College Pella	66%	🔵 Good	80%	1,070	Private Non-profit	$20,988
31	Northwestern College Orange City	66%	🔵 Good	74%	1,175	Private Non-profit	$36,710
32	Coe College Cedar Rapids	66%	🔵 Good	73%	1,164	Private Non-profit	$54,666
33	Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines	66%	🔵 Good	69%	867	Private Non-profit	$17,664
34	Ross College-Davenport Davenport	65%	🔵 Good	10%	42	Private For-profit	N/A
35	Capri College-Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids	65%	🔵 Good	92%	129	Private For-profit	N/A
36	Wartburg College Waverly	64%	🔵 Good	76%	1,452	Private Non-profit	$26,250
37	Simpson College Indianola	63%	🔵 Good	81%	1,227	Private Non-profit	$47,656
38	Cornell College Mount Vernon	62%	🔵 Good	80%	1,086	Private Non-profit	$52,660
39	Buena Vista University Storm Lake	62%	🔵 Good	76%	1,366	Private Non-profit	$41,798
40	Saint Ambrose University Davenport	61%	🔵 Good	76%	1,916	Private Non-profit	$36,658
41	North Iowa Area Community College Mason City	61%	🔵 Good	67%	1,320	Public	$6,653
42	Southwestern Community College Creston	59%	🟡 Moderate	68%	729	Public	$8,064
43	Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon	58%	🟡 Moderate	73%	864	Public	$7,350
44	Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids	58%	🟡 Moderate	73%	1,107	Private Non-profit	$40,878
45	Clarke University Dubuque	56%	🟡 Moderate	67%	742	Private Non-profit	$40,910
46	Grand View University Des Moines	54%	🟡 Moderate	70%	1,486	Private Non-profit	$34,762
47	The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar Falls Cedar Falls	52%	🟡 Moderate	64%	91	Private For-profit	N/A
48	Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar	51%	🟡 Moderate	62%	1,697	Public	$6,780
49	Morningside University Sioux City	50%	🟡 Moderate	74%	1,163	Private Non-profit	$39,660
50	Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville	50%	🟡 Moderate	61%	941	Public	$7,392
51	Maharishi International University Fairfield	50%	🟡 Moderate	61%	922	Private Non-profit	$16,530
52	Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport	50%	🟡 Moderate	N/A	43	Private Non-profit	N/A
53	Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City	50%	🟡 Moderate	64%	2,647	Public	$5,186
54	Briar Cliff University Sioux City	48%	🟡 Moderate	64%	624	Private Non-profit	$36,956
55	Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport	45%	🟡 Moderate	59%	3,520	Public	$4,848
56	American Hair Academy Mt. Pleasant	44%	🟡 Moderate	58%	25	Private For-profit	N/A
57	Southeastern Community College West Burlington	43%	🟡 Moderate	70%	1,699	Public	$6,420
58	Hawkeye Community College Waterloo	43%	🟡 Moderate	63%	2,626	Public	$6,525
59	Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids	43%	🟡 Moderate	71%	7,591	Public	$6,176
60	Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown	42%	🟡 Moderate	69%	788	Public	$5,496
61	Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni	42%	🟡 Moderate	55%	798	Private Non-profit	$20,950
62	Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge	42%	🟡 Moderate	52%	3,103	Public	$5,496
63	Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa	40%	🟡 Moderate	59%	1,495	Public	$5,040
64	University of Dubuque Dubuque	40%	🟡 Moderate	77%	1,440	Private Non-profit	$42,095
65	Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs	40%	🔴 Below average	57%	2,916	Public	$6,930
66	Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny	39%	🔴 Below average	63%	10,446	Public	$5,790
67	Ellsworth Community College Iowa Falls	38%	🔴 Below average	64%	499	Public	$5,496
68	Upper Iowa University Fayette	34%	🔴 Below average	68%	1,994	Private Non-profit	$19,475
69	William Penn University Oskaloosa	33%	🔴 Below average	58%	1,301	Private Non-profit	$29,750
70	Waldorf University Forest City	21%	🔴 Below average	44%	1,827	Private For-profit	$25,978
71	Allen College Waterloo	—	⚪ No data	N/A	261	Private Non-profit	N/A
72	UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology Des Moines	—	⚪ No data	N/A	16	Private Non-profit	N/A
73	Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
74	Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
75	Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology Cedar Rapids	—	⚪ No data	N/A	21	Private Non-profit	N/A

Browse Other States

AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY DC

Data source: Graduation rates from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. Rates reflect students completing within 150% of normal time. Calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.