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Colleges in Iowa

All 35 Iowa colleges in the Trajecta rankings, ordered by Trajecta Score — a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. Every school links to its full data page.

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Colleges in Iowa ranked by Trajecta Score
# College City Selectivity Admit rate Score
1 Grinnell College Grinnell Highly Selective 15% 75
2 Drake University Des Moines Moderate 64% 58
3 University of Iowa Iowa City Open 84% 56
4 Iowa State University Ames Open 89% 55
5 Luther College Decorah Open 72% 50
6 Emmaus Bible College Dubuque Moderate 60% 49
7 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls Open 93% 49
8 Simpson College Indianola Open 86% 48
9 Briar Cliff University Sioux City Open — 48
10 Coe College Cedar Rapids Moderate 64% 48
11 Dordt University Sioux Center Open 68% 47
12 Cornell College Mount Vernon Open 80% 47
13 Saint Ambrose University Davenport Open 77% 46
14 Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny Open 68% 44
15 Central College Pella Open 86% 43
16 Clarke University Dubuque Open 72% 43
17 University of Dubuque Dubuque Open 89% 42
18 Wartburg College Waverly Open 76% 42
19 Buena Vista University Storm Lake Open 78% 42
20 Northwestern College Orange City Open 80% 42
21 Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines Open 100% 41
22 Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids Open 83% 41
23 Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni Open 81% 41
24 William Penn University Oskaloosa Moderate 52% 41
25 Morningside University Sioux City Open 71% 40
26 Loras College Dubuque Open 100% 40
27 Grand View University Des Moines Open 99% 39
28 Upper Iowa University Fayette Open 96% 36
29 Maharishi International University Fairfield Open 96% 27
— Allen College Waterloo Open — —
— Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines Open — —
— Divine Word College Epworth Open — —
— Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport Open — —
— St Luke's College Sioux City Open 80% —
— Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque Open — —

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