Best Humanities Colleges in Iowa
17 four-year colleges in Iowa offer humanities programs. These rank highest by graduate earnings, using official federal data.
#1B
Drake University
Des Moines, IA · Private nonprofit
Top Earnings
- $29,127
- Net price
- 64%
- Admit rate
- 2,543
- Enrolled
#2C+
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA · Public
- $22,531
- Net price
- 84%
- Admit rate
- 22,264
- Enrolled
#3C+
Iowa State University
Ames, IA · Public
Large Campus
- $18,589
- Net price
- 89%
- Admit rate
- 25,367
- Enrolled
#4C
Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, IA · Private nonprofit
- $20,168
- Net price
- 83%
- Admit rate
- 1,107
- Enrolled
#5C+
Wartburg College
Waverly, IA · Private nonprofit
- $32,908
- Net price
- 76%
- Admit rate
- 1,452
- Enrolled
#6C+
Clarke University
Dubuque, IA · Private nonprofit
- $24,479
- Net price
- 72%
- Admit rate
- 742
- Enrolled
#7C
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA · Public
- $15,901
- Net price
- 93%
- Admit rate
- 7,529
- Enrolled
#8C
Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA · Private nonprofit
- $23,634
- Net price
- 80%
- Admit rate
- 1,086
- Enrolled
#9C-
Grand View University
Des Moines, IA · Private nonprofit
- $21,774
- Net price
- 99%
- Admit rate
- 1,486
- Enrolled
#10D
Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA · Private nonprofit
- $20,942
- Net price
- 96%
- Admit rate
- 1,994
- Enrolled
#11C+
Dordt University
Sioux Center, IA · Private nonprofit
- $25,807
- Net price
- 68%
- Admit rate
- 1,597
- Enrolled
#12D
University of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA · Private nonprofit
- $23,386
- Net price
- 89%
- Admit rate
- 1,440
- Enrolled
#13D
Waldorf University
Forest City, IA · Private nonprofit
- $19,693
- Net price
- 77%
- Admit rate
- 1,827
- Enrolled
#14C
Northwestern College
Orange City, IA · Private nonprofit
- $25,907
- Net price
- 80%
- Admit rate
- 1,175
- Enrolled
#15C
Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA · Private nonprofit
- $18,846
- Net price
- 78%
- Admit rate
- 1,366
- Enrolled
#16C-
Graceland University-Lamoni
Lamoni, IA · Private nonprofit
- $18,504
- Net price
- 81%
- Admit rate
- 798
- Enrolled
#17D
Maharishi International University
Fairfield, IA · Private nonprofit
- $14,956
- Net price
- 96%
- Admit rate
- 922
- Enrolled