Federal data

Largest elementary education programs in Iowa

Iowa elementary education 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.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1University of Northern IowaCedar FallsPublic, 4-year292
2Iowa State UniversityAmesPublic, 4-year157
3University of IowaIowa CityPublic, 4-year131
4Buena Vista UniversityStorm LakePrivate nonprofit, 4-year92
5Morningside UniversitySioux CityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year62
6William Penn UniversityOskaloosaPrivate nonprofit, 4-year55
7Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkenyPublic, 2-year36
8Mount Mercy UniversityCedar RapidsPrivate nonprofit, 4-year33
9Upper Iowa UniversityFayettePrivate nonprofit, 4-year28
10Drake UniversityDes MoinesPrivate nonprofit, 4-year27
11Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenportPrivate nonprofit, 4-year24
12Clarke UniversityDubuquePrivate nonprofit, 4-year22
13Wartburg CollegeWaverlyPrivate nonprofit, 4-year22
14Central CollegePellaPrivate nonprofit, 4-year19
15Dordt UniversitySioux CenterPrivate nonprofit, 4-year19
16Northwestern CollegeOrange CityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year18
17Waldorf UniversityForest CityFor-profit, 4-year17
18Graceland University-LamoniLamoniPrivate nonprofit, 4-year16
19Simpson CollegeIndianolaPrivate nonprofit, 4-year16
20University of DubuqueDubuquePrivate nonprofit, 4-year15
21Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenportPublic, 2-year14
22Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil BluffsPublic, 2-year14
23Luther CollegeDecorahPrivate nonprofit, 4-year14
24Southeastern Community CollegeWest BurlingtonPublic, 2-year14
25Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwaPublic, 2-year13

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.