Here are the best four year colleges in Iowa. This guide includes both private and non-profit universities and colleges in Iowa.
- Sioux City, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.briarcliff.edu/
- Storm Lake, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.bvu.edu/
- Dubuque, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.clarke.edu/
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.coe.edu/
- Mount Vernon, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.cornellcollege.edu/
- Sioux Center, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.dordt.edu/
- Des Moines, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.drake.edu/
- Lamoni, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Rural
Website: www.graceland.edu/
- Des Moines, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.grandview.edu/
- Grinnell, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.grinnell.edu/
- Dubuque, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.loras.edu/
- Sioux City, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.morningside.edu/
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.mtmercy.edu/
- Orange City, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.nwciowa.edu/
- Davenport, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.sau.edu/
- Dubuque, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.dbq.edu/
- Waverly, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.wartburg.edu
- Oskaloosa, Iowa
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.wmpenn.edu/
The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources is part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.