Colleges Near Iowa City
1 college is in Iowa City, and 36 total within 100 miles enrolling 121,753 students.
University of Iowa is the nearest college in Iowa City. Iowa City (pop. 67,862) is in Iowa.
Grinnell College in Grinnell ranks #57 nationally. Eastern Iowa Community College District in Davenport has the lowest tuition at $4,848 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Iowa City. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Iowa City. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Iowa City.
University of Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Iowa City, IA
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3.0 | 3 reviews
- Campus in Iowa City
Iowa is a large public university known for undergraduate creative writing and journalism. The campus sits in the college town of Iowa City along the Iowa River.
- SAT Range 1130-1330
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $21,765
Cornell College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Vernon, IA
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- 19 miles from Iowa City
Cornell College is a private liberal arts college known for its One Course At A Time calendar of intensive undergraduate courses. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Mount Vernon.
- SAT Range 1120-1285
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $25,220
Kirkwood Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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- 19 miles from Iowa City
Kirkwood is a community college known for undergraduate nursing, agriculture, and industrial technology programs. The main campus in Cedar Rapids anchors a multi-site system serving eastern Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,936
Coe College
- Private 4 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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- 24 miles from Iowa City
Coe is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate writing, biology, and business. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in Cedar Rapids.
- SAT Range 1070-1290
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $20,864
Mount Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 25 miles from Iowa City
Mount Mercy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The compact residential campus sits in a neighborhood setting in Cedar Rapids.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $24,347
Eastern Iowa Community College District
- Public 2 Year
- Davenport, IA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 50 miles from Iowa City
A multi-campus community college district offering associate degrees and technical career programs. Campuses serve Davenport and other Mississippi River communities in eastern Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,682
Maharishi International University
- Private 4 Year
- Fairfield, IA
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- 50 miles from Iowa City
Maharishi International is a private university known for consciousness-based education and undergraduate programs in sustainable living. Students practice Transcendental Meditation as part of campus life in the small town of Fairfield.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $16,281
Palmer College of Chiropractic
- Private 4 Year
- Davenport, IA
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- 50 miles from Iowa City
Palmer is a private chiropractic college known for professional chiropractic training as the profession's founding school. The campus sits near the Mississippi River in downtown Davenport.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Saint Ambrose University
- Private 4 Year
- Davenport, IA
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- 50 miles from Iowa City
Saint Ambrose is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The residential campus sits in the Quad Cities along the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 930-1170
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $25,345
Augustana College
- Private 4 Year
- Rock Island, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 52 miles from Iowa City
Augustana is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate biology and music. The campus sits along the Mississippi River in Rock Island.
- SAT Range 1030-1270
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $24,714
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Rock Island, IL
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- 51 miles from Iowa City
A private college focused on undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The small campus is in Rock Island in Illinois' Quad Cities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Ross College Davenport
- Private 2 Year
- Davenport, IA
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- 51 miles from Iowa City
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,626
Orion Technical College
- Private 4 Year
- Davenport, IA
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- 52 miles from Iowa City
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,001
Black Hawk College
- Public 2 Year
- Moline, IL
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- 57 miles from Iowa City
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing, agriculture, and technical programs. Most students commute to the Moline campus in the Quad Cities along the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,069
Divine Word College
- Private 4 Year
- Epworth, IA
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- 62 miles from Iowa City
Divine Word is a small private Catholic seminary college known for undergraduate philosophy, theology, and intercultural studies. The rural Epworth campus prepares students for missionary service with the Society of the Divine Word.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,083
Grinnell College
- Private 4 Year
- Grinnell, IA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 62 miles from Iowa City
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
Indian Hills Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Ottumwa, IA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 62 miles from Iowa City
Indian Hills is a public community college known for career programs in nursing and industrial technology. The campus serves southeast Iowa from sites in Ottumwa and Centerville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,340
Southeastern Community College
- Public 2 Year
- West Burlington, IA
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- 61 miles from Iowa City
A public community college known for associate degrees in nursing and industrial technology. The campus is in the small city of West Burlington in southeastern Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,587