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.
William Jewell College
- Private 4 Year
- Liberty, MO
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 163 miles from West Des Moines
William Jewell is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and an Oxbridge-style honors tutorial program. Students live on a historic residential campus in the Kansas City suburb of Liberty.
- SAT Range 1080-1270
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 38%
- Net Price $19,294
Eastern Iowa Community College District
- Public 2 Year
- Davenport, IA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 165 miles from West Des Moines
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
Palmer College of Chiropractic
- Private 4 Year
- Davenport, IA
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- 165 miles from West Des Moines
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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- 164 miles from West Des Moines
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
Central Christian College of the Bible
- Private 4 Year
- Moberly, MO
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- 165 miles from West Des Moines
Central Christian College of the Bible is a private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry training. The small campus is located in the town of Moberly in north-central Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.01
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,918
Augustana College
- Private 4 Year
- Rock Island, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 166 miles from West Des Moines
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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- 165 miles from West Des Moines
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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- 166 miles from West Des Moines
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,626
Quincy University
- Private 4 Year
- Quincy, IL
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2.3 | 3 reviews
- 167 miles from West Des Moines
Quincy is a small private Catholic university in the Franciscan tradition known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The residential campus is in the Mississippi River city of Quincy.
- SAT Range 1000-1200
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $19,477
Orion Technical College
- Private 4 Year
- Davenport, IA
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- 167 miles from West Des Moines
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,001
Monmouth College
- Private 4 Year
- Monmouth, IL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 168 miles from West Des Moines
Monmouth is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a small college town in western Illinois.
- SAT Range 1000-1210
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $17,768
University of Saint Mary
- Private 4 Year
- Leavenworth, KS
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- 168 miles from West Des Moines
University of Saint Mary is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in historic Leavenworth, near the Kansas City metro area.
- SAT Range 806-1028
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $23,020
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Kansas City, MO
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- 169 miles from West Des Moines
A private Southern Baptist seminary known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The urban campus trains students primarily for pastoral and church work.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $23,750
John Wood Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Quincy, IL
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- 170 miles from West Des Moines
John Wood is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-technical programs. The main campus is in Quincy in western Illinois near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,858
University of Dubuque
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 170 miles from West Des Moines
University of Dubuque is a private Presbyterian university known for undergraduate aviation and nursing. Most students live on the residential campus near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 980-1220
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $26,067
Emmaus Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 170 miles from West Des Moines
Emmaus is a small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and Christian ministry. The campus sits in Dubuque near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 1120-1320
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $15,028
Park University
- Private 4 Year
- Parkville, MO
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 170 miles from West Des Moines
Park University is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The historic campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,519
Black Hawk College
- Public 2 Year
- Moline, IL
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- 171 miles from West Des Moines
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