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Smallest colleges in Iowa

29 colleges ranked by undergraduate enrollment

These 29 smallest colleges in Iowa, ranked by undergraduate enrollment, run from 61 at Divine Word College to 25,033 at Iowa State University. 3 are public and 26 are private.

#CollegeTypeUndergradsAcceptanceNet price / yr
1Divine Word College
Epworth, IA
Private61
2Allen College
Waterloo, IA
Private279
3Briar Cliff University
Sioux City, IA
Private626$21,590
4Clarke University
Dubuque, IA
Private78268%$20,068
5Graceland University-Lamoni
Lamoni, IA
Private90183%$15,975
6Mercy College of Health Sciences
Des Moines, IA
Private90599%$23,417
7Central College
Pella, IA
Private1,06279%$22,353
8Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA
Private1,07481%$25,079
9Loras College
Dubuque, IA
Private1,08792%$21,057
10Northwestern College
Orange City, IA
Private1,12587%$23,519
11Simpson College
Indianola, IA
Private1,13089%$22,231
12Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, IA
Private1,13579%$23,435
13Morningside University
Sioux City, IA
Private1,16671%$23,169
14Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Private1,24671%$19,155
15Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA
Private1,37872%$18,321
16William Penn University
Oskaloosa, IA
Private1,39157%$22,115
17Wartburg College
Waverly, IA
Private1,44699%$22,604
18Luther College
Decorah, IA
Private1,45473%$25,635
19Grand View University
Des Moines, IA
Private1,47298%$21,616
20University of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA
Private1,47387%$23,250
21Dordt University
Sioux Center, IA
Private1,54771%$25,383
22Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
Private1,70513%$15,608
23Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA
Private2,02193%$23,172
24Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, IA
Private2,10173%$22,750
25Waldorf University
Forest City, IA
Private2,10373%$21,683
26Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Private2,66964%$30,042
27University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
Public7,59994%$14,609
28University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Public21,69185%$21,398
29Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Public25,03389%$18,165

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