Higher education › Iowa Iowa colleges: career services and alumni support 54 colleges in Iowa, and the job market their graduates enter. A career services or alumni staff member can claim their college’s page and set up a free workspace.
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unemployment, Aug 2026
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, counties summed
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colleges listed
Source: IPEDS and the College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education
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Colleges in Iowa Colleges in Iowa College City Type Students Claim Allen College Waterloo Private nonprofit 4-year 261 Claim page Briar Cliff University Sioux City Private nonprofit 4-year 624 Claim page Buena Vista University Storm Lake Private nonprofit 4-year 1,366 Claim page Central College Pella Private nonprofit 4-year 1,070 Claim page Clarke University Dubuque Private nonprofit 4-year 742 Claim page Coe College Cedar Rapids Private nonprofit 4-year 1,164 Claim page Cornell College Mount Vernon Private nonprofit 4-year 1,086 Claim page Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny Public 2-year 10,446 Claim page Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines Private nonprofit 4-year Claim page Divine Word College Epworth Private nonprofit 4-year 64 Claim page Dordt University Sioux Center Private nonprofit 4-year 1,597 Claim page Drake University Des Moines Private nonprofit 4-year 2,543 Claim page Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport Public 2-year 3,520 Claim page Ellsworth Community College Iowa Falls Public 2-year 499 Claim page Emmaus Bible College Dubuque Private nonprofit 4-year 224 Claim page Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny Private nonprofit 4-year 405 Claim page Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni Private nonprofit 4-year 798 Claim page Grand View University Des Moines Private nonprofit 4-year 1,486 Claim page Grinnell College Grinnell Private nonprofit 4-year 1,729 Claim page Hawkeye Community College Waterloo Public 2-year 2,626 Claim page Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa Public 2-year 1,495 Claim page Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge Public 2-year 3,103 Claim page Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville Public 2-year 941 Claim page Iowa State University Ames Public 4-year 25,367 Claim page Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs Public 2-year 2,916 Claim page Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids Public 2-year 7,591 Claim page Loras College Dubuque Private nonprofit 4-year 1,083 Claim page Luther College Decorah Private nonprofit 4-year 1,379 Claim page Maharishi International University Fairfield Private nonprofit 4-year 922 Claim page Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown Public 2-year 788 Claim page Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines Private nonprofit 4-year 867 Claim page Morningside University Sioux City Private nonprofit 4-year 1,163 Claim page Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids Private nonprofit 4-year 1,107 Claim page North Iowa Area Community College Mason City Public 2-year 1,320 Claim page Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar Public 2-year 1,697 Claim page Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon Public 2-year 864 Claim page Northwestern College Orange City Private nonprofit 4-year 1,175 Claim page Orion Technical College Davenport Private for-profit 4-year 41 Claim page Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport Private nonprofit 4-year 43 Claim page Ross College-Davenport Davenport Private for-profit 2-year 42 Claim page Saint Ambrose University Davenport Private nonprofit 4-year 1,916 Claim page Simpson College Indianola Private nonprofit 4-year 1,227 Claim page Southeastern Community College West Burlington Public 2-year 1,699 Claim page Southwestern Community College Creston Public 2-year 729 Claim page St Luke's College Sioux City Private nonprofit 4-year 167 Claim page University of Dubuque Dubuque Private nonprofit 4-year 1,440 Claim page University of Iowa Iowa City Public 4-year 22,264 Claim page University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls Public 4-year 7,529 Claim page Upper Iowa University Fayette Private nonprofit 4-year 1,994 Claim page Waldorf University Forest City Private for-profit 4-year 1,827 Claim page Wartburg College Waverly Private nonprofit 4-year 1,452 Claim page Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque Private nonprofit 4-year Claim page Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City Public 2-year 2,647 Claim page William Penn University Oskaloosa Private nonprofit 4-year 1,301 Claim page
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