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.
University of Central Missouri
- Public 4 Year
- Warrensburg, MO
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- 193 miles from West Des Moines
Central Missouri is a public university known for undergraduate aviation, criminal justice, and education. The campus sits in the college town of Warrensburg east of Kansas City.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $14,943
Columbia College
- Private 4 Year
- Columbia, MO
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- 195 miles from West Des Moines
Columbia College is a private college known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The campus is in the college town of Columbia, also home to the University of Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,530
Morrison Institute of Technology
- Private 2 Year
- Morrison, IL
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- 196 miles from West Des Moines
Morrison Institute of Technology is a small private technical college known for undergraduate engineering technology and computer-aided design. Students attend a compact campus in a small northwestern Illinois town.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.2
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,336
Haskell Indian Nations University
- Public 4 Year
- Lawrence, KS
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- 197 miles from West Des Moines
Haskell is a tribal university serving American Indian and Alaska Native students, known for undergraduate Indigenous studies, environmental science, and education. The historic campus in Lawrence began as a late-19th-century federal boarding school.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $3,948
University of Kansas
- Public 4 Year
- Lawrence, KS
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3.5 | 6 reviews
- 196 miles from West Des Moines
KU is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism, pharmacy, and business. The hillside campus sits in the college town of Lawrence.
- SAT Range 1070-1300
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $19,205
University of Missouri Columbia
- Public 4 Year
- Columbia, MO
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 195 miles from West Des Moines
Mizzou is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism and agriculture. Columbia is a Midwestern college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1150-1330
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $22,169
Stephens College
- Private 4 Year
- Columbia, MO
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 195 miles from West Des Moines
Stephens is a private women's college known for undergraduate fashion, theater, and performing arts. Most students live on its residential campus in the college town of Columbia.
- SAT Range 1130-1270
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $23,194
State Fair Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Sedalia, MO
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- 199 miles from West Des Moines
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and technical education programs. The campus is located in the small city of Sedalia in central Missouri.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,295