Iowa

Where Iowa's high school graduates go to college

47,617
Total Freshmen
731
Destination Colleges
87%
Stay In-State
54%
Go to 4-Year

Enrollment by Sector

Trends Over Time

Top Destination Colleges

Where Iowa's high school graduates enroll as freshmen

# College State Freshmen Share
1 Iowa State University in-state Iowa 6,076 12.8%
2 University of Iowa in-state Iowa 5,190 10.9%
3 Des Moines Area Community College in-state Iowa 4,663 9.8%
4 Kirkwood Community College in-state Iowa 3,831 8.0%
5 University of Northern Iowa in-state Iowa 2,619 5.5%
6 Hawkeye Community College in-state Iowa 1,577 3.3%
7 Iowa Central Community College in-state Iowa 1,547 3.2%
8 Eastern Iowa Community College Dist in-state Iowa 1,422 3.0%
9 Western Iowa Tech Community College in-state Iowa 1,228 2.6%
10 Iowa Western Community College in-state Iowa 1,102 2.3%
11 Indian Hills Community College in-state Iowa 1,025 2.2%
12 North Iowa Area Community College in-state Iowa 927 1.9%
13 Northeast Iowa Community College in-state Iowa 746 1.6%
14 Southeastern Community College in-state Iowa 629 1.3%
15 Wartburg College in-state Iowa 615 1.3%
16 Iowa Lakes Community College in-state Iowa 543 1.1%
17 Central College in-state Iowa 479 1.0%
18 Drake University in-state Iowa 450 0.9%
19 Simpson College in-state Iowa 446 0.9%
20 Marshalltown Community College in-state Iowa 440 0.9%
21 Grand View University in-state Iowa 435 0.9%
22 Northwest Iowa Community College in-state Iowa 404 0.8%
23 South Dakota State University South Dakota 346 0.7%
24 Southwestern Community College in-state Iowa 332 0.7%
25 Morningside University in-state Iowa 328 0.7%
26 Saint Ambrose University in-state Iowa 320 0.7%
27 Mount Mercy University in-state Iowa 319 0.7%
28 Coe College in-state Iowa 318 0.7%
29 Northwestern College in-state Iowa 314 0.7%
30 Northwest Missouri State University Missouri 305 0.6%
31 University of South Dakota South Dakota 304 0.6%
32 Buena Vista University in-state Iowa 290 0.6%
33 Ellsworth Community College in-state Iowa 267 0.6%
34 Luther College in-state Iowa 226 0.5%
35 Dordt University in-state Iowa 223 0.5%
36 William Penn University in-state Iowa 199 0.4%
37 University of Dubuque in-state Iowa 198 0.4%
38 Loras College in-state Iowa 192 0.4%
39 University of Nebraska at Omaha Nebraska 152 0.3%
40 Creighton University Nebraska 149 0.3%
41 University of Wisconsin-Platteville Wisconsin 144 0.3%
42 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska 139 0.3%
43 Cornell College in-state Iowa 137 0.3%
44 Briar Cliff University in-state Iowa 114 0.2%
45 Wayne State College Nebraska 111 0.2%
46 University of Arizona Arizona 104 0.2%
47 Upper Iowa University in-state Iowa 95 0.2%
48 Southeast Technical College South Dakota 94 0.2%
49 Minnesota State University-Mankato Minnesota 82 0.2%
50 Clarke University in-state Iowa 80 0.2%