List of colleges and universities in Iowa
There are sixty colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Iowa that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.[note 1] These institutions include two research universities, nine master's universities, and nineteen baccalaureate colleges, as well as twenty-one associate's colleges. In addition, eleven special-focus institutions and three baccalaureate/associate's colleges operate in the state. The Iowa Board of Regents, a governing board, oversees the state's three public universities – the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa.[1]
With 5,713 students, Upper Iowa University is the state's largest private not-for-profit school. The state's oldest post-secondary institution is Loras College, a private Catholic school in Dubuque that was founded in 1839,[2][3] seven years before Iowa became a state.[4]
The state's only two law schools, the University of Iowa College of Law and Drake University Law School, are both accredited by the American Bar Association.[5] Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and Des Moines University are the state's two medical schools. The majority of Iowa's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).[6] Most are accredited by multiple agencies, such as the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), and the National League for Nursing (NLNAC).
Public universities[]
School | Location[note 2] | County | Control[note 3] | Type[note 4] | Enrollment[7] (spring 2012) |
Founded | Accreditation[7] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Iowa | Iowa City | Johnson | Public | Research university | 31,498[8] | 1847[9] | HLC, ACPE, ABA, ADA, APTA, APA, ASHA, CPE, CAHME, CCNE, CELPA, AANA, CEPH, , LCME, , NASM, |
Iowa State University | Ames | Story | Public | Research university | 34,732 | 1858[10] | HLC, AAMFT, ADA, APA, AVMA, NASM |
University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls | Black Hawk | Public | Master's university | 13,168 | 1876[11] | HLC, ASHA, NASM |
Public two-year colleges[]
School | Location[note 5] | County | Control[note 6] | Type[note 7] | Enrollment[7] (spring 2012) |
Founded | Accreditation[7] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinton Community College | Clinton | Clinton | Public | Associate's college | 1,700 | 1946[12] | HLC |
Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny | Polk | Public | Associate's college | 25,425 | 1966[13] | HLC, , ADA, NLNAC |
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges | Davenport | Scott | Public | Associate's college | 9,839 | 1965[14] | HLC |
Ellsworth Community College | Iowa Falls | Hardin | Public | Associate's college | 1,044 | 1890[15] | HLC |
Hawkeye Community College | Waterloo | Black Hawk | Public | Associate's college | 6,290 | 1966[16] | HLC, ADA, APTA |
Indian Hills Community College | Ottumwa | Wapello | Public | Associate's college | 5,033 | 1969[17] | HLC, AOTA, APTA, |
Iowa Central Community College | Fort Dodge | Webster | Public | Associate's college | 6,298 | 1966[18] | HLC, ADA, , NLNAC |
Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville | Emmet | Public | Associate's college | 3,102 | 1967[19] | HLC |
Iowa Western Community College | Council Bluffs | Pottawattamie | Public | Associate's college | 7,176 | 1966[20] | HLC, NLNAC, ADA |
Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids | Linn | Public | Associate's college | 17,625 | 1966[21] | HLC, ADA, AOTA, APTA |
Marshalltown Community College | Marshalltown | Marshall | Public | Associate's college | 2,026 | 1927[22] | HLC, ADA |
Muscatine Community College | Muscatine | Muscatine | Public | Associate's college | 1,800 | 1929[23] | HLC |
North Iowa Area Community College | Mason City | Cerro Gordo | Public | Associate's college | 3,557 | 1918[24] | HLC, APTA, NLNAC |
Northeast Iowa Community College | Calmar | Winneshiek | Public | Associate's college | 5,051 | 1967[25] | HLC |
Northwest Iowa Community College | Sheldon | O'Brien, Sioux | Public | Associate's college | 1,544 | 1966[26] | HLC |
Scott Community College | Bettendorf | Scott | Public | Associate's college | 5,000 | 1966[27] | HLC |
Southeastern Community College | West Burlington | Des Moines | Public | Associate's college | 3,341 | 1967[28] | HLC |
Southwestern Community College | Creston | Union | Public | Associate's college | 1,762 | 1966[29] | HLC |
Western Iowa Tech Community College | Sioux City | Woodbury | Public | Associate's college | 6,789 | 1966[30] | HLC, ADA, APTA, NLNAC |
Private non-profit[]
School | Location[note 8] | County | Control[note 9] | Type[note 10] | Enrollment[7] (spring 2012) |
Founded | Accreditation[7] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allen College | Waterloo | Black Hawk | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 500 | 1925[31] | HLC, CCNE, , NLNAC |
Briar Cliff University | Sioux City | Woodbury | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,185 | 1930[32] | HLC, CCNE, NLNAC |
Buena Vista University | Storm Lake | Buena Vista | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 2,555 | 1891[33] | HLC |
Central College | Pella | Marion | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,604 | 1853[34] | HLC, NASM |
Clarke University | Dubuque | Dubuque | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,232 | 1843[35] | HLC, APTA, CCNE, NASM |
Coe College | Cedar Rapids | Linn | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,378 | 1851[36] | HLC, CCNE, NASM |
Cornell College | Mount Vernon | Linn | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,197 | 1853[37] | HLC |
Des Moines University | Des Moines | Polk | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 1,815 | 1898[38] | HLC, AOA, APTA, APMA, CEPH |
Divine Word College | Epworth | Dubuque | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 126 | 1931[39] | HLC |
Dordt University | Sioux Center | Sioux | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,407 | 1955[40] | HLC, CCNE |
Drake University | Des Moines | Polk | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 5,384 | 1881[41] | HLC, ACPE, ABA, NASAD, NASM |
Emmaus Bible College | Dubuque | Dubuque | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 249 | 1941[42] | ABHE, HLC |
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary | Ankeny | Polk | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 348 | 1921[43] | ABHE, HLC |
Graceland University | Lamoni | Decatur | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 2,320 | 1895[44] | HLC, TCATE |
Grand View University | Des Moines | Polk | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 2,229 | 1896[45] | HLC, CCNE |
Grinnell College | Grinnell | Poweshiek | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,693 | 1846[46] | HLC |
Iowa Wesleyan University | Mount Pleasant | Henry | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 741 | 1842[47] | HLC, NLNAC |
Loras College | Dubuque | Dubuque | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,555 | 1839[48] | HLC |
Luther College | Decorah | Winneshiek | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 2,471 | 1861[49] | HLC, CCNE, NASM, TCATE |
Maharishi University of Management | Fairfield | Jefferson | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 1,134 | 1971[50] | HLC |
Mercy College of Health Sciences | Des Moines | Polk | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 2,026 | 1995[51] | HLC, APTA, CCNE, , , NLNAC |
Morningside College | Sioux City | Woodbury | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 2,047 | 1894[52] | HLC, CCNE, NASM, TCATE |
Mount Mercy University | Cedar Rapids | Linn | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,824 | 1928[53] | HLC, CCNE |
Northwestern College | Orange City | Sioux | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,211 | 1882[54] | HLC, CCNE, TCATE |
Palmer College of Chiropractic | Davenport | Scott | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 2,198 | 1897[55] | HLC, CCE |
Simpson College | Indianola | Warren | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,866 | 1860[56] | HLC, NASM |
St. Ambrose University | Davenport | Scott | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 3,567 | 1882[57] | HLC, AOTA, APTA, CCNE, TCATE |
Sioux City | Woodbury | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 193 | 1966[58] | HLC, , NLNAC | |
University of Dubuque | Dubuque | Dubuque | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 2,003 | 1852[59] | HLC, ATSCA, CCNE |
Upper Iowa University | Fayette | Fayette | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 5,713 | 1857[60] | HLC, CCNE |
Wartburg College | Waverly | Bremer | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,805 | 1852[61] | HLC, NASM, |
Wartburg Theological Seminary | Dubuque | Dubuque | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 137 | 1854[62] | ATSCA, HLC |
William Penn University | Oskaloosa | Mahaska | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 2,104 | 1873[63] | HLC |
Private for-profit[]
School | Location[note 11] | County | Control[note 12] | Type[note 13] | Enrollment[7] (spring 2012) |
Founded | Accreditation[7] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamilton Technical College | Davenport | Scott | Private for-profit | Special-focus institution | 250 | 1969[64] | ACCSC |
Waldorf University | Forest City | Winnebago | Private for-profit[65] | Baccalaureate college | 817 | 1903[66] | HLC |
Abbreviation | Accrediting agency |
---|---|
AAMFT | American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy |
AANA | American Association of Nurse Anesthetists |
ABA | American Bar Association |
ABFSE | |
ABHE | Association for Biblical Higher Education |
ABHES | Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools |
ACCSC | Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges |
ACICS | Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools |
ACPE | Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education |
ACPE | Association for Clinical Pastoral Education |
ADA | American Dental Association |
ADA | American Dietetic Association |
AOA | American Osteopathic Association |
AOTA | American Occupational Therapy Association |
APA | American Psychological Association |
APMA | American Podiatric Medical Association |
APTA | American Physical Therapy Association |
ASHA | American Speech–Language–Hearing Association |
ATSCA | Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada |
AVMA | American Veterinary Medical Association |
CAHME | Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education |
CCE | Council on Chiropractic Education |
CCNE | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education |
CELPA | Commission on English Language Program Accreditation |
CEPH | Council on Education for Public Health |
JRCERT | |
JRCNMT | |
LCME | Liaison Committee on Medical Education |
NASAD | National Association of Schools of Art and Design |
NASD | |
NASM | National Association of Schools of Music |
NAST | |
HLC | Higher Learning Commission |
NCATE | National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education |
NLNAC | National League for Nursing |
Defunct institutions[]
School | Location | Control | Founded | Closed | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIB College of Business | Des Moines | Private | 1921 | 2016 | |
Algona College | Algona | Private | 1868 | 1875 | [67] |
Ashford University | Clinton | Private for-profit | 1918 | 2016 [note 14] |
[68] |
Charles City College | Charles City | Private | 1891 | 1914 (merged into Morningside College) |
[67] |
Des Moines University | Des Moines | Private | 1865 | 1929 | [69] |
Grundy College | Grundy Center, Iowa | Private | 1916 | 1934 | [70] |
Highland Park College | Des Moines | Private | 1890 | 1918 (merged with Des Moines College) |
[67] |
Kaplan University | various | Private for-profit | 1937[71] | 2018 | |
Leander Clark College | Toledo | Private | 1857 | 1918 (merged into Coe College) |
[67] |
Lenox College | Hopkinton | Private | 1859 | 1944 | [67] |
Marycrest International University | Davenport | Private | 1939 | 2002 | [67] |
Midwestern College | Denison | Private | 1965 | 1970 | [67] |
Ottumwa Heights College | Ottumwa | Private | 1864 | 1980 | [72] |
Parsons College | Fairfield | Private | 1875 | 1973 | [67] |
Sioux Empire College | Hawarden | Public | 1965 | 1985 | [73][74] |
Tabor College | Tabor | Private | 1853 | 1927 | [67] |
Vatterott College | Des Moines | Private for-profit | 1969[75] | 2018 | |
Vennard College | University Park | Private | 1910 | 2008 | [67][76] |
Westmar University | Le Mars | Private | 1890 | 1997 | [67][77] |
Wilton | Private | 1894 | 1904 |
See also[]
- Higher education in the United States
- Lists of American universities and colleges
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
Notes[]
- ^ Kaplan University operates six campuses in Iowa.
- ^ School location is based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ School control is based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ School location is based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ School control is based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ School location is based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ School control is based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ School location is based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ School control is based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^ Ashford University closed its physical campus in 2016 and operates online only, based out of San Diego, California.
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External links[]
- Iowa education-related lists
- Lists of universities and colleges by U.S. state
- Universities and colleges in Iowa