Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt in Iowa

Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt in Iowa, ranked by median federal student debt. Debt among federal borrowers; excludes private borrowing. 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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1Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, Iowa$14,745100%980$27k$62k66%867302 mi 2Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa$17,50015%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 3Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa$18,75277%—$20k$51k21%1,827251 mi 4University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa$19,69193%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 5Graceland University-LamoniLamoni, Iowa$21,21281%—$19k$47k42%798336 mi 6Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa$21,50068%1221$26k$53k70%1,597322 mi 7William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, Iowa$22,41552%984$23k$49k33%1,301257 mi 8University of IowaIowa City, Iowa$22,50084%1200$23k$65k75%22,264195 mi 9Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa$22,50099%—$22k$53k54%1,486300 mi 10Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$22,86989%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 11Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa$23,00064%1292$29k$72k74%2,543303 mi 12Northwestern CollegeOrange City, Iowa$23,24980%—$26k$50k66%1,175323 mi 13Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City, Iowa$23,250——$24k$54k48%624361 mi 14Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, Iowa$23,69983%—$20k$61k58%1,107197 mi 15Maharishi International UniversityFairfield, Iowa$24,78196%—$15k$28k50%922231 mi 16Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Iowa$25,00096%1090$21k$53k34%1,994198 mi 17Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, Iowa$25,00077%1093$25k$60k61%1,916150 mi 18Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa$25,00078%1120$19k$49k62%1,366322 mi 19University of DubuqueDubuque, Iowa$25,75089%1110$23k$51k40%1,440146 mi 20Simpson CollegeIndianola, Iowa$26,00086%1440$22k$59k63%1,227302 mi 21Loras CollegeDubuque, Iowa$26,000100%—$21k$58k68%1,083145 mi 22Morningside UniversitySioux City, Iowa$26,02871%—$31k$55k50%1,163362 mi 23Clarke UniversityDubuque, Iowa$26,71772%1054$24k$55k56%742146 mi 24Central CollegePella, Iowa$26,98486%1147$23k$54k66%1,070269 mi 25Wartburg CollegeWaverly, Iowa$27,00076%1136$33k$56k64%1,452233 mi 26Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa$27,00072%1218$23k$60k71%1,379196 mi 27Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa$27,00064%1223$19k$57k66%1,164198 mi 28Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, Iowa$27,00080%1234$24k$53k62%1,086186 mi

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