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Largest liberal arts programs in Iowa
Iowa liberal arts 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 | Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny | Public, 2-year | 673 |
| 2 | Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids | Public, 2-year | 600 |
| 3 | Eastern Iowa Community College District | Davenport | Public, 2-year | 341 |
| 4 | North Iowa Area Community College | Mason City | Public, 2-year | 323 |
| 5 | Hawkeye Community College | Waterloo | Public, 2-year | 239 |
| 6 | Indian Hills Community College | Ottumwa | Public, 2-year | 206 |
| 7 | University of Iowa | Iowa City | Public, 4-year | 200 |
| 8 | Iowa Western Community College | Council Bluffs | Public, 2-year | 197 |
| 9 | Southeastern Community College | West Burlington | Public, 2-year | 195 |
| 10 | Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville | Public, 2-year | 163 |
| 11 | Southwestern Community College | Creston | Public, 2-year | 128 |
| 12 | Marshalltown Community College | Marshalltown | Public, 2-year | 111 |
| 13 | Northeast Iowa Community College | Calmar | Public, 2-year | 109 |
| 14 | Iowa State University | Ames | Public, 4-year | 76 |
| 15 | Ellsworth Community College | Iowa Falls | Public, 2-year | 74 |
| 16 | Western Iowa Tech Community College | Sioux City | Public, 2-year | 69 |
| 17 | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls | Public, 4-year | 56 |
| 18 | Upper Iowa University | Fayette | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 41 |
| 19 | Maharishi International University | Fairfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 33 |
| 20 | Northwest Iowa Community College | Sheldon | Public, 2-year | 32 |
| 21 | Grand View University | Des Moines | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 23 |
| 22 | Mount Mercy University | Cedar Rapids | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 13 |
| 23 | Clarke University | Dubuque | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 24 | Dordt University | Sioux Center | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
| 25 | Drake University | Des Moines | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
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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