Colleges Near Iowa City
1 college is in Iowa City, and 36 total within 100 miles enrolling 121,753 students.
University of Iowa is the nearest college in Iowa City. Iowa City (pop. 67,862) is in Iowa.
Grinnell College in Grinnell ranks #57 nationally. Eastern Iowa Community College District in Davenport has the lowest tuition at $4,848 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Iowa City. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Iowa City. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Iowa City.
William Penn University
- Private 4 Year
- Oskaloosa, IA
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- 63 miles from Iowa City
William Penn is a private Quaker-affiliated university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small town of Oskaloosa.
- SAT Range 880-1110
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $22,740
Hawkeye Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Waterloo, IA
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- 67 miles from Iowa City
Hawkeye is a public community college known for career programs in nursing, manufacturing technology, and agriculture. Most students commute to the Waterloo campus in Iowa's Cedar Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,532
Monmouth College
- Private 4 Year
- Monmouth, IL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 69 miles from Iowa City
Monmouth is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a small college town in western Illinois.
- SAT Range 1000-1210
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $17,768
Allen College
- Private 4 Year
- Waterloo, IA
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- 73 miles from Iowa City
Allen College is a private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Waterloo campus works in close partnership with the region's hospital system.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Clarke University
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 73 miles from Iowa City
Clarke is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 900-1160
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $26,725
University of Dubuque
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 72 miles from Iowa City
University of Dubuque is a private Presbyterian university known for undergraduate aviation and nursing. Most students live on the residential campus near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 980-1220
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $26,067
Emmaus Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 73 miles from Iowa City
Emmaus is a small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and Christian ministry. The campus sits in Dubuque near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 1120-1320
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $15,028
Loras College
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 73 miles from Iowa City
Loras is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the humanities. The hilltop campus in Dubuque overlooks the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $21,631
Carl Sandburg College
- Public 2 Year
- Galesburg, IL
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- 75 miles from Iowa City
Carl Sandburg College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, business, and industrial technology. The campus is in Galesburg, a small city in western Illinois.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,374
Central College
- Private 4 Year
- Pella, IA
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- 74 miles from Iowa City
Central is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, education, and study abroad. Most undergrads live on a residential campus in the small college town of Pella.
- SAT Range 1056-1120
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $23,848
Marshalltown Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Marshalltown, IA
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- 75 miles from Iowa City
Marshalltown Community College is a public two-year college offering associate degrees, transfer coursework, and career and technical programs. Most students commute to a small-city campus in central Iowa.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,724
University of Northern Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Cedar Falls, IA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 76 miles from Iowa City
UNI is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Cedar Falls.
- SAT Range 1020-1280
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $16,437
Knox College
- Private 4 Year
- Galesburg, IL
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- 78 miles from Iowa City
Knox is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing and the sciences. The historic campus in Galesburg includes Old Main, site of an 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debate.
- SAT Range 1180-1440
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $25,709
Morrison Institute of Technology
- Private 2 Year
- Morrison, IL
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- 81 miles from Iowa City
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
Upper Iowa University
- Private 4 Year
- Fayette, IA
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- 83 miles from Iowa City
Upper Iowa is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and human services. The residential campus sits in the small town of Fayette in northeast Iowa.
- SAT Range 970-1160
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $20,426
Wartburg College
- Private 4 Year
- Waverly, IA
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- 89 miles from Iowa City
Wartburg is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, education, and biology. Most students live on the residential campus in the small Iowa town of Waverly, with long ties to the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
- SAT Range 930-1200
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $24,031
University of Wisconsin Platteville
- Public 4 Year
- Platteville, WI
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 92 miles from Iowa City
UW-Platteville is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and agriculture. Most students live on a residential campus in the small college town of Platteville.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $16,266
Western Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Macomb, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 93 miles from Iowa City
Western Illinois is a public university known for undergraduate criminal justice, education, and agriculture. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Macomb.
- SAT Range 880-1090
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $14,208