Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rates in Iowa

Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rates in Iowa, ranked by graduation rate. Reported College Scorecard completion rate. Four-year campus colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 28 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa15%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 2Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa89%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 3University of IowaIowa City, Iowa84%1200$23k$65k75%22,264195 mi 4Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa64%1292$29k$72k74%2,543303 mi 5Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa72%1218$23k$60k71%1,379196 mi 6Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa68%1221$26k$53k70%1,597322 mi 7University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa93%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 8Loras CollegeDubuque, Iowa100%—$21k$58k68%1,083145 mi 9Central CollegePella, Iowa86%1147$23k$54k66%1,070269 mi 10Northwestern CollegeOrange City, Iowa80%—$26k$50k66%1,175323 mi 11Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa64%1223$19k$57k66%1,164198 mi 12Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, Iowa100%980$27k$62k66%867302 mi 13Wartburg CollegeWaverly, Iowa76%1136$33k$56k64%1,452233 mi 14Simpson CollegeIndianola, Iowa86%1440$22k$59k63%1,227302 mi 15Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, Iowa80%1234$24k$53k62%1,086186 mi 16Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa78%1120$19k$49k62%1,366322 mi 17Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, Iowa77%1093$25k$60k61%1,916150 mi 18Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, Iowa83%—$20k$61k58%1,107197 mi 19Clarke UniversityDubuque, Iowa72%1054$24k$55k56%742146 mi 20Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa99%—$22k$53k54%1,486300 mi 21Morningside UniversitySioux City, Iowa71%—$31k$55k50%1,163362 mi 22Maharishi International UniversityFairfield, Iowa96%—$15k$28k50%922231 mi 23Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City, Iowa——$24k$54k48%624361 mi 24Graceland University-LamoniLamoni, Iowa81%—$19k$47k42%798336 mi 25University of DubuqueDubuque, Iowa89%1110$23k$51k40%1,440146 mi 26Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Iowa96%1090$21k$53k34%1,994198 mi 27William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, Iowa52%984$23k$49k33%1,301257 mi 28Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa77%—$20k$51k21%1,827251 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.