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.
St Luke's College
- Private 2 Year
- Sioux City, IA
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- 151 miles from West Des Moines
St. Luke's is a private college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Sioux City campus is affiliated with a regional medical center.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $18,248
Briar Cliff University
- Private 4 Year
- Sioux City, IA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 153 miles from West Des Moines
Briar Cliff is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking Sioux City and the Missouri River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.21
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,263
Riverland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Austin, MN
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- 152 miles from West Des Moines
Riverland is a community college known for associate degrees and technical career programs. Campuses in Austin, Albert Lea, and Owatonna serve students across southern Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.81
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,017
Culver Stockton College
- Private 4 Year
- Canton, MO
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- 153 miles from West Des Moines
Culver-Stockton is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and equestrian studies. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 970-1080
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $21,996
Northwestern College
- Private 4 Year
- Orange City, IA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 154 miles from West Des Moines
Northwestern College is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and nursing. The campus sits in the small town of Orange City in northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range 940-1240
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $26,347
Benedictine College
- Private 4 Year
- Atchison, KS
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 154 miles from West Des Moines
Benedictine College is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate theology, philosophy, and business. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Missouri River in Atchison.
- SAT Range 1140-1380
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $28,629
Southeast Community College Area
- Public 2 Year
- Lincoln, NE
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- 156 miles from West Des Moines
Southeast Community College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, agriculture, and skilled trades. The multi-campus system includes sites in Lincoln, Beatrice, and Milford.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,613
Divine Word College
- Private 4 Year
- Epworth, IA
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- 158 miles from West Des Moines
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
Luther College
- Private 4 Year
- Decorah, IA
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- 157 miles from West Des Moines
Luther is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the sciences. The residential campus sits among the bluffs of Decorah in northeast Iowa.
- SAT Range 1078-1406
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $24,511
Northwest Iowa Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sheldon, IA
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- 156 miles from West Des Moines
A public community college known for associate-level nursing, agriculture, and industrial technology programs. The small-town campus sits in Sheldon in rural northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,691
Myotherapy Institute
- Private 2 Year
- Lincoln, NE
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- 157 miles from West Des Moines
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Nebraska Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Lincoln, NE
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 158 miles from West Des Moines
Nebraska Wesleyan is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in Lincoln.
- SAT Range 1020-1290
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $21,122
Bryan College of Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Lincoln, NE
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- 159 miles from West Des Moines
A private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing, sonography, and biomedical sciences. The Lincoln campus is affiliated with Bryan Health medical facilities for clinical training.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $25,822
Union Adventist University
- Private 4 Year
- Lincoln, NE
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- 160 miles from West Des Moines
Union Adventist is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing. Most students live on a residential campus in Lincoln.
- SAT Range 980-1130
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $24,844
Dordt University
- Private 4 Year
- Sioux Center, IA
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- 162 miles from West Des Moines
Dordt is a private Christian university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and education. The residential campus sits in the small town of Sioux Center in northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range 1070-1330
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $28,486
University of Nebraska Lincoln
- Public 4 Year
- Lincoln, NE
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- 161 miles from West Des Moines
Nebraska is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and journalism. Students attend classes on a large campus in Lincoln, the state capital.
- SAT Range 1098-1330
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $18,322
Pinnacle Career Institute
- Private 2 Year
- Kansas City, MO
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- 163 miles from West Des Moines
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $28,366
Moberly Area Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Moberly, MO
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- 163 miles from West Des Moines
A public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The main campus is in Moberly, with additional sites across northern Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.85
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,199