Best Des Moines Four Year Colleges
8 four year colleges near Des Moines, and 3 within city limits, enrolling 42,184 students across the metro.
Grinnell College in Grinnell ranks #57 nationally and leads the Des Moines area. Drake University enrolls the most students with 4,345 currently taking classes. Iowa State University has the lowest tuition at $10,787 per year.
Grinnell College
- Private 4 Year
- Grinnell, IA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Jan 15 application deadline
Grinnell is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for an open curriculum and undergraduate work in the sciences and social sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small town of Grinnell.
- SAT Range 1410-1540
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 15%
- Net Price $34,363
Drake University
- Private 4 Year
- Des Moines, IA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
Drake is a private university known for undergraduate journalism, pharmacy, and business. The campus sits in a residential neighborhood near downtown Des Moines.
- SAT Range 1110-1350
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $29,565
Iowa State University
- Public 4 Year
- Ames, IA
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4.0 | 4 reviews
Iowa State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and design. Ames is a college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1120-1360
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $17,779
Simpson College
- Private 4 Year
- Indianola, IA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- Aug 15 application deadline
Simpson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, business, and education. The residential campus is in the small college town of Indianola near Des Moines.
- SAT Range 890-1280
- Avg GPA 3.62
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $23,282
Central College
- Private 4 Year
- Pella, IA
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Central is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, education, and study abroad. Most undergrads live on a residential campus in the small college town of Pella.
- SAT Range 1056-1120
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $23,848
Grand View University
- Private 4 Year
- Des Moines, IA
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- Aug 15 application deadline
Grand View is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The urban campus sits in Des Moines, Iowa's capital city.
- SAT Range 920-1080
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $22,319
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Ankeny, IA
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- Aug 1 application deadline
Faith Baptist Bible College is a private Baptist Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies, pastoral ministry, and missions. The suburban campus is in Ankeny near Des Moines.
- SAT Range 990-1190
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $19,733
Mercy College of Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Des Moines, IA
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Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing and radiologic technology. The urban Des Moines campus is closely tied to the MercyOne hospital system.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,313