Colleges Near West Des Moines
There are no colleges in West Des Moines, but 134 are within 200 miles, enrolling 585,826 students combined.
The closest option is Drake University in Des Moines, 6.5 miles from West Des Moines (about 8-11 minutes by car). West Des Moines (pop. 56,609) is in Iowa.
Grinnell College in Grinnell ranks #57 nationally. Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence has the lowest tuition at $600 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from West Des Moines. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near West Des Moines. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near West Des Moines.
Allen College
- Private 4 Year
- Waterloo, IA
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- 99 miles from West Des Moines
Allen College is a private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Waterloo campus works in close partnership with the region's hospital system.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Maharishi International University
- Private 4 Year
- Fairfield, IA
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- 100 miles from West Des Moines
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
Northwest Missouri State University
- Public 4 Year
- Maryville, MO
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- 102 miles from West Des Moines
Northwest Missouri State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and agriculture. The residential campus is in the small college town of Maryville.
- SAT Range 976-1193
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $16,790
Conception Seminary College
- Private 4 Year
- Conception, MO
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- 103 miles from West Des Moines
A private Catholic seminary college known for undergraduate philosophy and theology in priestly formation. Students live on the campus of Conception Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in rural northwest Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.32
- Acceptance Rate 32%
- Net Price $31,028
North Central Missouri College
- Public 2 Year
- Trenton, MO
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- 102 miles from West Des Moines
North Central Missouri College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and agriculture. The small campus sits in the rural town of Trenton in northern Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,400
Wartburg College
- Private 4 Year
- Waverly, IA
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- 104 miles from West Des Moines
Wartburg is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, education, and biology. Most students live on the residential campus in the small Iowa town of Waverly, with long ties to the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
- SAT Range 930-1200
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $24,031
Buena Vista University
- Private 4 Year
- Storm Lake, IA
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- 106 miles from West Des Moines
Buena Vista is a private university known for undergraduate education and business. The residential campus sits beside Storm Lake in northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range 930-1130
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $19,704
Iowa Western Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Council Bluffs, IA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 107 miles from West Des Moines
Iowa Western is a public community college known for career programs in nursing, aviation maintenance, and culinary arts. The Council Bluffs campus offers student housing and sits across the Missouri River from Omaha.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,852
Coe College
- Private 4 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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- 112 miles from West Des Moines
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
Kirkwood Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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- 111 miles from West Des Moines
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
Mount Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 113 miles from West Des Moines
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
Truman State University
- Public 4 Year
- Kirksville, MO
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 113 miles from West Des Moines
Truman State is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate sciences, business, and education. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Kirksville.
- SAT Range 1170-1370
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $13,602
University of Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Iowa City, IA
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3.0 | 3 reviews
- 115 miles from West Des Moines
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
North Iowa Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Mason City, IA
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- 115 miles from West Des Moines
NIACC is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates in nursing, business, and industrial technology. The campus is located in Mason City in north-central Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,852
Bellevue University
- Private 4 Year
- Bellevue, NE
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 115 miles from West Des Moines
Bellevue University is a private university known for undergraduate business, cybersecurity, and flexible programs for working adults. The suburban campus sits in the Omaha metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,210
Creighton University
- Private 4 Year
- Omaha, NE
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- 115 miles from West Des Moines
Creighton is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The compact urban campus sits in midtown Omaha.
- SAT Range 1243-1428
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $32,636
Metropolitan Community College Area
- Public 2 Year
- Omaha, NE
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- 115 miles from West Des Moines
Metropolitan Community College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and industrial technology. Multiple campuses across the Omaha metro area primarily serve commuting students.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,664
Universal College of Healing Arts
- Private 2 Year
- Omaha, NE
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- 115 miles from West Des Moines
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,658