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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.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls | Public, 4-year | 292 |
| 2 | Iowa State University | Ames | Public, 4-year | 157 |
| 3 | University of Iowa | Iowa City | Public, 4-year | 131 |
| 4 | Buena Vista University | Storm Lake | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 92 |
| 5 | Morningside University | Sioux City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 62 |
| 6 | William Penn University | Oskaloosa | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 55 |
| 7 | Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny | Public, 2-year | 36 |
| 8 | Mount Mercy University | Cedar Rapids | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 33 |
| 9 | Upper Iowa University | Fayette | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 28 |
| 10 | Drake University | Des Moines | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 27 |
| 11 | Saint Ambrose University | Davenport | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 24 |
| 12 | Clarke University | Dubuque | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 22 |
| 13 | Wartburg College | Waverly | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 22 |
| 14 | Central College | Pella | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 19 |
| 15 | Dordt University | Sioux Center | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 19 |
| 16 | Northwestern College | Orange City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 18 |
| 17 | Waldorf University | Forest City | For-profit, 4-year | 17 |
| 18 | Graceland University-Lamoni | Lamoni | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 16 |
| 19 | Simpson College | Indianola | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 16 |
| 20 | University of Dubuque | Dubuque | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 15 |
| 21 | Eastern Iowa Community College District | Davenport | Public, 2-year | 14 |
| 22 | Iowa Western Community College | Council Bluffs | Public, 2-year | 14 |
| 23 | Luther College | Decorah | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
| 24 | Southeastern Community College | West Burlington | Public, 2-year | 14 |
| 25 | Indian Hills Community College | Ottumwa | Public, 2-year | 13 |
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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