Universities in Iowa
2 indexed campuses in Midwest, 33,700 students in total. Ranked by the Campus Atlas quality index; tuition shown as the in-state / out-of-state band.
Top 10 by quality index
Largest campuses
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA · public · 32k students
The Writers Workshop, a free-print hospital system and nursing research.
Score 6432k students$10k in-state
computer data scienceengineeringbusinesshealth medicine
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA · private · 1.7k students
Small Iowa college with an enormous endowment per student and self-designed majors.
Score 741.7k students$56k tuition
computer data sciencebusinesslaw public policynatural sciences
City clusters
Enrolment, tuition and acceptance figures are rounded planning values compiled in 2025/26 for orientation. Verify exact numbers with each university's official fact sheet before you apply.