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Iowa colleges: career services and alumni support

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The Iowa job market

  • 3.2%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, counties summed

  • 54

    colleges listed

    Source: IPEDS and the College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education

Iowa workforce boards · Iowa by county and city

Colleges in Iowa

Colleges in Iowa
CollegeCityTypeStudentsClaim
Allen CollegeWaterlooPrivate nonprofit 4-year261Claim page
Briar Cliff UniversitySioux CityPrivate nonprofit 4-year624Claim page
Buena Vista UniversityStorm LakePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,366Claim page
Central CollegePellaPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,070Claim page
Clarke UniversityDubuquePrivate nonprofit 4-year742Claim page
Coe CollegeCedar RapidsPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,164Claim page
Cornell CollegeMount VernonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,086Claim page
Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkenyPublic 2-year10,446Claim page
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical CenterWest Des MoinesPrivate nonprofit 4-yearClaim page
Divine Word CollegeEpworthPrivate nonprofit 4-year64Claim page
Dordt UniversitySioux CenterPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,597Claim page
Drake UniversityDes MoinesPrivate nonprofit 4-year2,543Claim page
Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenportPublic 2-year3,520Claim page
Ellsworth Community CollegeIowa FallsPublic 2-year499Claim page
Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuquePrivate nonprofit 4-year224Claim page
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkenyPrivate nonprofit 4-year405Claim page
Graceland University-LamoniLamoniPrivate nonprofit 4-year798Claim page
Grand View UniversityDes MoinesPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,486Claim page
Grinnell CollegeGrinnellPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,729Claim page
Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterlooPublic 2-year2,626Claim page
Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwaPublic 2-year1,495Claim page
Iowa Central Community CollegeFort DodgePublic 2-year3,103Claim page
Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEsthervillePublic 2-year941Claim page
Iowa State UniversityAmesPublic 4-year25,367Claim page
Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil BluffsPublic 2-year2,916Claim page
Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar RapidsPublic 2-year7,591Claim page
Loras CollegeDubuquePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,083Claim page
Luther CollegeDecorahPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,379Claim page
Maharishi International UniversityFairfieldPrivate nonprofit 4-year922Claim page
Marshalltown Community CollegeMarshalltownPublic 2-year788Claim page
Mercy College of Health SciencesDes MoinesPrivate nonprofit 4-year867Claim page
Morningside UniversitySioux CityPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,163Claim page
Mount Mercy UniversityCedar RapidsPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,107Claim page
North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason CityPublic 2-year1,320Claim page
Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmarPublic 2-year1,697Claim page
Northwest Iowa Community CollegeSheldonPublic 2-year864Claim page
Northwestern CollegeOrange CityPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,175Claim page
Orion Technical CollegeDavenportPrivate for-profit 4-year41Claim page
Palmer College of ChiropracticDavenportPrivate nonprofit 4-year43Claim page
Ross College-DavenportDavenportPrivate for-profit 2-year42Claim page
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenportPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,916Claim page
Simpson CollegeIndianolaPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,227Claim page
Southeastern Community CollegeWest BurlingtonPublic 2-year1,699Claim page
Southwestern Community CollegeCrestonPublic 2-year729Claim page
St Luke's CollegeSioux CityPrivate nonprofit 4-year167Claim page
University of DubuqueDubuquePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,440Claim page
University of IowaIowa CityPublic 4-year22,264Claim page
University of Northern IowaCedar FallsPublic 4-year7,529Claim page
Upper Iowa UniversityFayettePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,994Claim page
Waldorf UniversityForest CityPrivate for-profit 4-year1,827Claim page
Wartburg CollegeWaverlyPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,452Claim page
Wartburg Theological SeminaryDubuquePrivate nonprofit 4-yearClaim page
Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux CityPublic 2-year2,647Claim page
William Penn UniversityOskaloosaPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,301Claim page

Sources: college directory from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), 2-year and 4-year public, private non-profit and for-profit institutions; unemployment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Iowa unemployment benefits.

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