Iowa Colleges By Net Cost

Find and compare Iowa colleges and universities with our free search tool! CollegeStats helps you sort the Iowa college list by tuition, total price and other statistics.

Iowa Colleges Ranked By Net Cost

College net costs are important to consider if you're an Iowa student eligible for and planning on receiving financial assistance. By definition, net cost is essentially what is charged to a first-year full-time student after all financial aid has been accounted for. By having an idea of how much you will be responsible for, you can better budget and plan for your other personal expenses and avoid unwanted student debt after college. Find out approximately how much you will have to pay out-of-pocket after your aid has been deducted, using our list of Iowa colleges with their respective net costs below.

Rank	School Name	City	State	Net Cost	School Level	Retention Rate	Distance Learning
1	Northwest Iowa Community College	Sheldon	IA	$9,928	2 year	69.03%	Yes
2	Marshalltown Community College	Marshalltown	IA	$9,884	2 year	53.06%	Yes
3	Iowa Western Community College	Council Bluffs	IA	$9,858	2 year	49.61%	Yes
4	Iowa Lakes Community College	Estherville	IA	$9,772	2 year	55.31%	Yes
5	Eastern Iowa Community College District	Davenport	IA	$9,126	2 year	57.58%	Yes
6	Southwestern Community College	Creston	IA	$8,510	2 year	55.4%	Yes
7	Indian Hills Community College	Ottumwa	IA	$8,317	2 year	54.18%	Yes
8	North Iowa Area Community College	Mason City	IA	$7,593	2 year	67.13%	Yes
9	Iowa Central Community College	Fort Dodge	IA	$7,471	2 year	54.3%	Yes
10	Southeastern Community College	West Burlington	IA	$7,238	2 year	50.8%	Yes
11	Western Iowa Tech Community College	Sioux City	IA	$6,812	2 year	56.44%	Yes
12	University of Iowa	Iowa City	IA	$14,315	4 year	86.11%	Yes
13	University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls	IA	$14,026	4 year	84.82%	Yes
14	Iowa State University	Ames	IA	$13,899	4 year	86.39%	Yes
15	Kirkwood Community College	Cedar Rapids	IA	$11,347	2 year	57.75%	Yes
16	Ellsworth Community College	Iowa Falls	IA	$10,615	2 year	52.33%	Yes
17	Northeast Iowa Community College	Calmar	IA	$10,438	2 year	58.23%	Yes
18	Des Moines Area Community College	Ankeny	IA	$10,370	2 year	54.18%	Yes
19	Hawkeye Community College	Waterloo	IA	$10,078	2 year	73.57%	Yes