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Iowa Colleges Summary

Iowa has more than 90 colleges and adult education institutions. More than 7.8% of Iowa's population attends one of these schools -- only 4 states score higher on this metric. Residing in dorm rooms is relatively popular in Iowa, as it is one of onle 14 states with more than 28% of its students in dorms.

For-profit schools are popular in Iowa -- it is one of only 5 states with more than 11% of its student population in such schools. Correspondingly, Iowa is only one of 13 states with less than 70% of its students in public schools.

Grinell College is a highly selective school with 25% of its students scoring 1490 or higher on their SATs. Seven Iowa colleges have more than 10,000 students. Particularly notable is Des Moines Area Community College which has about 16,000 students, though about 7,000 of these are part-timers.

Two colleges have more than 20,000 students, University of Iowa, and Iowa State University. There are a number of smaller adult education schools, including 12 with fewer than 100 students.

The Iowa Department of Education contact information is:
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
http://www.iowa.gov/educate

Iowa Colleges and Career Schools

SchoolCityStudentsDormsOpen AdmissionTypical SAT Range
AIB College of BusinessDes Moines965545No 
Allen CollegeWaterloo46224No 
American College of Hairstyling Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids15 Yes 
American College of Hairstyling Des MoinesDes Moines18 Yes 
Bill Hills College of CosmetologyFort Madison29 Yes 
Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City1,138577Yes 
Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake2,5481,142No 
Capri CollegeDubuque169 No 
Capri CollegeCedar Rapids199 No 
Capri CollegeDavenport171 No 
Central CollegePella1,6051,415NoV: 414-642
M: 452-650
Clarke CollegeDubuque1,230571NoV: 480-550
M: 460-640
W: 510-560
Coe CollegeCedar Rapids1,3161,040NoV: 528-633
M: 570-673
W: 510-623
College of Hair DesignWaterloo66 Yes 
Cornell CollegeMount Vernon1,0831,072NoV: 540-680
M: 530-650
W: 520-640
Dayton School of Hair DesignKeokuk15 Yes 
Daytons School of Hair DesignBurlington50 Yes 
Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny18,320 Yes 
Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical CenterDes Moines1,615 No 
Divine Word CollegeEpworth59120No 
Dordt CollegeSioux Center1,3011,236NoV: 460-610
M: 480-620
W: 460-600
Drake UniversityDes Moines5,6172,209NoV: 520-630
M: 550-660
E Q School of Hair DesignCouncil Bluffs57 No 
Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport7,32975Yes 
Ellsworth Community CollegeIowa Falls916280Yes 
Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque244300Yes 
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny389305NoV: 450-500
M: 410-500
W: 420-450
Faust Institute of CosmetologyStorm Lake24 No 
Faust Institute of CosmetologySpirit Lake17 No 
Grand View CollegeDes Moines1,748556NoV: 410-540
M: 420-530
W: 440-520
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell1,6541,290NoV: 630-740
M: 620-720
Hamilton Technical CollegeDavenport242 No 
Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo5,725 Yes 
Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa4,174571Yes 
Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge5,731797Yes 
Iowa Health Des Moines School of Radiologic TechnologyDes Moines21 No 
Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville3,013477Yes 
Iowa School of BeautyMarshalltown20 Yes 
Iowa School of BeautyDes Moines137 Yes 
Iowa School of BeautyOttumwa63 Yes 
Iowa School of BeautySioux City53 Yes 
Iowa State UniversityAmes26,1608,960NoV: 510-640
M: 540-690
Iowa Wesleyan CollegeMount Pleasant834483NoV: 380-440
M: 410-470
Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs5,300716Yes 
Kaplan UniversityCedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Mason City  Yes 
Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids15,091 Yes 
La James College of Hairstyling and CosmetologyMason City108 Yes 
La James International CollegeCedar Falls127 Yes 
La James International CollegeJohnston260 Yes 
La James International CollegeFort Dodge66 Yes 
La James International CollegeDavenport72 Yes 
La James International CollegeIowa City138 Yes 
Loras CollegeDubuque1,5911,027NoM: 498-638
W: 453-533
Luther CollegeDecorah2,4762,095NoV: 480-670
M: 540-650
W: 500-650
Maharishi University of ManagementFairfield948434No 
Marshalltown Community CollegeMarshalltown1,70198Yes 
Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines680 No 
St. Luke's School of Radiologic TechnologyCedar Rapids35 No 
Morningside CollegeSioux City1,798816No 
Mount Mercy CollegeCedar Rapids1,506475No 
North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason City3,272480Yes 
Northeast Iowa Community College CalmarCalmar4,810 Yes 
Northwest Iowa Community CollegeSheldon1,28886Yes 
Palmer College of ChiropracticDavenport2,184 No 
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport3,8701,427No 
Simpson CollegeIndianola2,0391,203No 
Southeastern Community CollegeWest Burlington3,351126Yes 
Southwestern Community CollegeCreston1,463116Yes 
St Luke's CollegeSioux City145 No 
The Salon Professional AcademyAmes168 Yes 
Total Look School of Cosmetology & Massage TherapyCresco7 Yes 
University of DubuqueDubuque1,560730NoV: 410-500
M: 410-530
University of IowaIowa City29,1175,578NoV: 520-650
M: 550-670
University of Northern IowaCedar Falls12,6924,925NoV: 410-620
M: 451-630
Upper Iowa UniversityFayette5,143519NoV: 400-460
M: 410-530
Vatterott CollegeDes Moines  Yes 
Vennard CollegeUniversity Park72150No 
Waldorf CollegeForest City630598No 
Wartburg CollegeWaverly1,8101,443NoV: 480-610
M: 510-630
W: 500-640
Wartburg Theological SeminaryDubuque18444No 
Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City5,191180Yes 
William Penn UniversityOskaloosa1,949531NoV: 360-460
M: 330-480
W: 340-480
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