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Largest secondary education programs in Iowa
Iowa secondary 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 | Morningside University | Sioux City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 36 |
| 2 | Drake University | Des Moines | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 34 |
| 3 | Eastern Iowa Community College District | Davenport | Public, 2-year | 13 |
| 4 | Dordt University | Sioux Center | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 5 | Indian Hills Community College | Ottumwa | Public, 2-year | 10 |
| 6 | Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny | Public, 2-year | 8 |
| 7 | Briar Cliff University | Sioux City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 6 |
| 8 | Grand View University | Des Moines | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 5 |
| 9 | Iowa Western Community College | Council Bluffs | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 10 | Southeastern Community College | West Burlington | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 11 | Western Iowa Tech Community College | Sioux City | Public, 2-year | 4 |
| 12 | Clarke University | Dubuque | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 13 | Cornell College | Mount Vernon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 14 | Ellsworth Community College | Iowa Falls | Public, 2-year | 3 |
| 15 | Northwestern College | Orange City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 16 | Mount Mercy University | Cedar Rapids | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 17 | Iowa Central Community College | Fort Dodge | Public, 2-year | 1 |
| 18 | Iowa State University | Ames | Public, 4-year | 1 |
| 19 | Simpson College | Indianola | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 20 | Southwestern Community College | Creston | Public, 2-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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