Iowa Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Private Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 32 private colleges in Iowa with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. Drake University tops the list with a population of 4,685 students.

List of Iowa Private Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
Drake University

Des Moines, IA

4,685
Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

3,072
Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

2,747
Maharishi University of Management

Fairfield, IA

2,673
Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

2,249
Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport

Davenport, IA

2,178
Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

1,973
Dordt College

Sioux Center, IA

1,861
Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

1,827
University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

1,776
Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA

1,759
Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

1,651
Luther College

Decorah, IA

1,610
Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

1,526
William Penn University

Oskaloosa, IA

1,473
Wartburg College

Waverly, IA

1,444
Loras College

Dubuque, IA

1,319
Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA

1,264