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Largest computer science programs in Iowa
Iowa computer science programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharishi International University | Fairfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 416 |
| 2 | Iowa State University | Ames | Public, 4-year | 185 |
| 3 | University of Iowa | Iowa City | Public, 4-year | 82 |
| 4 | Grinnell College | Grinnell | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 53 |
| 5 | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls | Public, 4-year | 30 |
| 6 | Simpson College | Indianola | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 11 |
| 7 | Cornell College | Mount Vernon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 8 | Saint Ambrose University | Davenport | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 9 | Luther College | Decorah | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 9 |
| 10 | Central College | Pella | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 11 | Loras College | Dubuque | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 7 |
| 12 | Coe College | Cedar Rapids | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 13 | Grand View University | Des Moines | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 14 | Mount Mercy University | Cedar Rapids | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 15 | Northwestern College | Orange City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 16 | William Penn University | Oskaloosa | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 17 | Clarke University | Dubuque | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 18 | Emmaus Bible College | Dubuque | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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