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Largest psychology programs in Iowa
Iowa psychology 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 | Iowa State University | Ames | Public, 4-year | 221 |
| 2 | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls | Public, 4-year | 92 |
| 3 | Upper Iowa University | Fayette | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 77 |
| 4 | Waldorf University | Forest City | For-profit, 4-year | 77 |
| 5 | Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny | Public, 2-year | 53 |
| 6 | Drake University | Des Moines | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 35 |
| 7 | Grand View University | Des Moines | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 34 |
| 8 | Saint Ambrose University | Davenport | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 33 |
| 9 | Iowa Western Community College | Council Bluffs | Public, 2-year | 28 |
| 10 | Buena Vista University | Storm Lake | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 25 |
| 11 | William Penn University | Oskaloosa | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 23 |
| 12 | Loras College | Dubuque | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 20 |
| 13 | Coe College | Cedar Rapids | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 18 |
| 14 | Wartburg College | Waverly | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 18 |
| 15 | Central College | Pella | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 17 |
| 16 | Eastern Iowa Community College District | Davenport | Public, 2-year | 17 |
| 17 | Mount Mercy University | Cedar Rapids | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 17 |
| 18 | Clarke University | Dubuque | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 15 |
| 19 | Cornell College | Mount Vernon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
| 20 | University of Dubuque | Dubuque | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 21 | Iowa Central Community College | Fort Dodge | Public, 2-year | 12 |
| 22 | Simpson College | Indianola | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 11 |
| 23 | Northwestern College | Orange City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 24 | Dordt University | Sioux Center | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 9 |
| 25 | Graceland University-Lamoni | Lamoni | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 9 |
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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