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.
Clarke University
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 171 miles from West Des Moines
Clarke is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 900-1160
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $26,725
Loras College
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 171 miles from West Des Moines
Loras is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the humanities. The hilltop campus in Dubuque overlooks the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,631
Missouri Valley College
- Private 4 Year
- Marshall, MO
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- 172 miles from West Des Moines
Missouri Valley is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the small town of Marshall in central Missouri.
- SAT Range 895-1115
- Avg GPA 3.04
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $18,923
Wayne State College
- Public 4 Year
- Wayne, NE
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- 174 miles from West Des Moines
Wayne State College is a public college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus is set in the small college town of Wayne in northeast Nebraska.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,060
Donnelly College
- Private 4 Year
- Kansas City, KS
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- 175 miles from West Des Moines
Donnelly is a small private Catholic college with undergraduate programs in nursing and business. The urban campus is in Kansas City, Kansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,058
Kansas City Kansas Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Kansas City, KS
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- 176 miles from West Des Moines
KCKCC is a public community college offering associate degrees and technical career programs. The urban campus serves students in Kansas City, Kansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,141
Central Methodist University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Fayette, MO
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- 175 miles from West Des Moines
Central Methodist is a private Methodist university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and music. The historic campus sits in the small college town of Fayette.
- SAT Range 960-1045
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $22,929
City Vision University
- Private 4 Year
- Kansas City, MO
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- 175 miles from West Des Moines
City Vision is a private Christian university known for undergraduate programs in addiction studies, nonprofit management, and urban ministry. Most students complete their degrees fully online through the Kansas City-based school.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,353
Western Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Macomb, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 177 miles from West Des Moines
Western Illinois is a public university known for undergraduate criminal justice, education, and agriculture. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Macomb.
- SAT Range 880-1090
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $14,208
Hannibal LaGrange University
- Private 4 Year
- Hannibal, MO
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- 177 miles from West Des Moines
Hannibal-LaGrange is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in Mark Twain's hometown of Hannibal along the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 1067-1315
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $22,685
Metropolitan Community College Kansas City
- Public 2 Year
- Kansas City, MO
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- 177 miles from West Des Moines
A public community college known for associate degrees and career programs in nursing, business, and technical fields. Multiple campuses serve students across the Kansas City metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,002
Carl Sandburg College
- Public 2 Year
- Galesburg, IL
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- 178 miles from West Des Moines
Carl Sandburg College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and industrial technology. The campus is in Galesburg, a small city in western Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,374
Kansas City Art Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Kansas City, MO
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 179 miles from West Des Moines
Kansas City Art Institute is a private art college known for undergraduate fine arts, design, and animation. The urban campus adjoins the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.32
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $27,650
Minnesota State University Mankato
- Public 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 180 miles from West Des Moines
Minnesota State Mankato is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Minnesota River valley in southern Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $18,861
University of Missouri Kansas City
- Public 4 Year
- Kansas City, MO
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- 179 miles from West Des Moines
UMKC is a public university known for its Conservatory and undergraduate programs in music, pharmacy, and business. The urban campus sits in Kansas City.
- SAT Range 1290-1550
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $14,748
Rockhurst University
- Private 4 Year
- Kansas City, MO
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- 179 miles from West Des Moines
Rockhurst is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and health sciences. The compact urban campus sits in Kansas City's Volker neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1116-1246
- Avg GPA 3.62
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $25,787
Concordia University Nebraska
- Private 4 Year
- Seward, NE
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- 179 miles from West Des Moines
Concordia Nebraska is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and theology. Students live on a residential campus in the small college town of Seward.
- SAT Range 1040-1235
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $24,158
Doane University
- Private 4 Year
- Crete, NE
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- 178 miles from West Des Moines
Doane is a private university known for undergraduate education, business, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Crete.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $26,364