Colleges Near Des Moines, IA
17 colleges have a campus within 50 miles of downtown Des Moines — 9 four-year schools and 8 two-year and certificate schools, sorted by straight-line distance. Online-only schools are excluded.
Four-year colleges near Des Moines — 9
- Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, Iowa867 students100% admitted1 mi
- Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa2,543 students64% admitted2 mi
- Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa1,486 students99% admitted3 mi
- Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical CenterWest Des Moines, Iowa— students10 mi
- Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, Iowa405 students68% admitted10 mi
- Simpson CollegeIndianola, Iowa1,227 students86% admitted16 mi
- Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa25,367 students89% admitted30 mi
- Central CollegePella, Iowa1,070 students86% admitted39 mi
- Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa1,729 students15% admitted48 mi
Community colleges & trade schools near Des Moines — 8
- UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic TechnologyDes Moines, Iowa16 students1 mi
- Iowa School of Beauty-Des MoinesDes Moines, Iowa74 students5 mi
- Body Wisdom Massage Therapy SchoolUrbandale, Iowa45 students6 mi
- Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa10,446 students8 mi
- La James International College-JohnstonJohnston, Iowa141 students8 mi
- Aveda Institute-Des MoinesWest Des Moines, Iowa244 students9 mi
- PCI Academy-AmesAmes, Iowa176 students28 mi
- Marshalltown Community CollegeMarshalltown, Iowa788 students47 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Des Moines (Iowa) to each campus, from US Department of Education College Scorecard coordinates. Browse other cities on the colleges-by-city hub.