Safest Colleges in Iowa
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central College Pella · private | 0 | $23,377 | 69.2% | $54,317 | 86.2% |
| 2 | Coe College Cedar Rapids · private | 0 | $18,745 | 65.4% | $57,125 | 64.0% |
| 3 | Cornell College Mount Vernon · private | 0 | $23,634 | 64.3% | $53,460 | 79.9% |
| 4 | Dordt University Sioux Center · private | 0 | $25,807 | 72.2% | $52,559 | 68.5% |
| 5 | Ellsworth Community College Iowa Falls · community | 0 | $11,451 | 34.7% | $40,562 | — |
| 6 | Emmaus Bible College Dubuque · private | 0 | $13,186 | 78.3% | $42,631 | 59.8% |
| 7 | Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport · community | 0 | $14,017 | 35.6% | $39,060 | — |
| 8 | Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny · private | 0 | $16,282 | 60.4% | $40,650 | 67.5% |
| 9 | Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville · community | 0 | $13,933 | 48.4% | $43,108 | — |
| 10 | Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids · community | 0 | $9,705 | 32.1% | $41,016 | — |
| 11 | Luther College Decorah · private | 0 | $23,097 | 72.3% | $59,850 | 71.5% |
| 12 | Maharishi International University Fairfield · private | 0 | $14,956 | 65.8% | $27,981 | 95.7% |
| 13 | Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown · community | 0 | $8,059 | 33.1% | $41,010 | — |
| 14 | Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines · private | 0 | $26,924 | 73.6% | $62,234 | 99.7% |
| 15 | Morningside University Sioux City · private | 0 | $31,320 | 58.8% | $55,494 | 71.0% |
| 16 | North Iowa Area Community College Mason City · community | 0 | $10,010 | 41.1% | $43,462 | — |
| 17 | Northwestern College Orange City · private | 0 | $25,907 | 66.9% | $49,802 | 80.4% |
| 18 | Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar · community | 0 | $11,272 | 41.7% | $41,306 | — |
| 19 | Saint Ambrose University Davenport · private | 0 | $24,691 | 66.2% | $59,531 | 77.3% |
| 20 | St Luke's College Sioux City · private | 0 | $19,820 | 70.0% | $61,033 | 80.0% |
| 21 | Simpson College Indianola · private | 0 | $21,936 | 66.6% | $59,274 | 86.2% |
| 22 | Southwestern Community College Creston · community | 0 | $9,871 | 46.2% | $40,129 | — |
| 23 | Wartburg College Waverly · private | 0 | $32,908 | 68.5% | $56,201 | 75.8% |
| 24 | Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City · community | 0 | $8,770 | 51.3% | $40,473 | — |
| 25 | Briar Cliff University Sioux City · private | 0.333 | $23,907 | 54.1% | $54,475 | — |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.