College ROI

Smarter Choices, Brighter Futures

bachelor Institutions in Iowa

Comparing financial ROI and outcomes for 32 institutions.

Institution
Net Price
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)
Value Added (Med Cost)
Social ROI
Pell ROI
Ames
$18,589
/yr
$68,277
Nat: $60,428
+$49k
+162.5%
-3.9%
Iowa City
$22,531
/yr
$69,866
Nat: $60,428
+$47k
+142.6%
-12.8%
Waldorf University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Forest City
$19,693
/yr
$67,834
Nat: $60,428
+$42k
+54.5%
-43.1%
Mercy College of Health Sciences
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Des Moines
$26,924
/yr
$68,691
Nat: $60,428
+$23k
+88.1%
-31.5%
Davenport
$24,691
/yr
$67,026
Nat: $60,428
+$18k
+13.5%
-57.7%
Graceland University-Lamoni
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lamoni
$18,504
/yr
$63,607
Nat: $60,428
+$13k
-8.0%
-63.2%
Waterloo
-
/yr
$73,966
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Epworth
-
/yr
-
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Maharishi International University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fairfield
$14,956
/yr
-
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Palmer College of Chiropractic
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Davenport
-
/yr
$56,452
Nat: $60,428
-
-
-
Cedar Rapids
$20,168
/yr
$61,330
Nat: $60,428
-$11k
-35.7%
-72.3%
Des Moines
$29,127
/yr
$65,232
Nat: $60,428
-$12k
-21.5%
-69.8%
Grinnell
$17,648
/yr
$58,955
Nat: $60,428
-$21k
-68.9%
-84.8%
Sioux City
$23,907
/yr
$61,163
Nat: $60,428
-$25k
-32.6%
-70.7%
Upper Iowa University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fayette
$20,942
/yr
$58,837
Nat: $60,428
-$33k
-25.2%
-63.0%
University of Dubuque
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dubuque
$23,386
/yr
$59,598
Nat: $60,428
-$36k
-47.1%
-75.1%
Cedar Rapids
$18,745
/yr
$57,133
Nat: $60,428
-$39k
-72.3%
-83.9%
Dubuque
$24,479
/yr
$59,490
Nat: $60,428
-$41k
-49.7%
-76.2%
Sioux City
$31,320
/yr
$61,955
Nat: $60,428
-$46k
-28.0%
-69.7%
Des Moines
$21,774
/yr
$57,521
Nat: $60,428
-$47k
-58.4%
-76.9%
Cedar Falls
$15,901
/yr
$54,830
Nat: $60,428
-$48k
-57.5%
-61.9%
Indianola
$21,936
/yr
$56,509
Nat: $60,428
-$56k
-73.6%
-83.4%
Dubuque
$20,716
/yr
$55,860
Nat: $60,428
-$57k
-73.1%
-81.2%
Sioux Center
$25,807
/yr
$57,567
Nat: $60,428
-$61k
-60.6%
-78.2%
Pella
$23,377
/yr
$55,693
Nat: $60,428
-$68k
-65.8%
-75.2%
Decorah
$23,097
/yr
$55,033
Nat: $60,428
-$72k
-84.3%
-86.7%
William Penn University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Oskaloosa
$22,601
/yr
$53,878
Nat: $60,428
-$80k
-86.7%
-82.4%
Orange City
$25,907
/yr
$55,312
Nat: $60,428
-$80k
-77.1%
-82.0%
Waverly
$32,908
/yr
$58,373
Nat: $60,428
-$80k
-63.3%
-81.2%
Buena Vista University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Storm Lake
$18,846
/yr
$50,318
Nat: $60,428
-$96k
-115.7%
-92.5%
Mount Vernon
$23,634
/yr
$48,353
Nat: $60,428
-$130k
-124.6%
-96.7%
Ankeny
$16,282
/yr
$35,449
Nat: $60,428
-$214k
-307.0%
-127.7%