Universities in Iowa

Northwestern College is a private Christian liberal arts college in St. Paul, Minnesota. Since 1902, Northwestern has been committed to providing Christ-centered, academically excellent education for men and women from around the world. Under the leadership of President Alan S. Cureton, Ph.D. , Northwestern currently enrolls 3,000 students in more than ...

Vennard College was a non-denominational Christian college located in University Park, Iowa. It was announced on Nov. 12, 2008 that the college would close at the end of the 2008 fall semester due to a decline in enrollment and financial difficulty. The college held its final commencement on Nov. 22, ...

Grand View College is a liberal arts university affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Founded more than 100 years ago, Grand View offers a high-quality education to a diverse student body in a career-oriented, liberal arts–grounded curriculum at two campus locations in greater Des Moines. Grand View welcomes ...

Briar Cliff University is a community committed to higher education within a liberal arts and Catholic perspective. We are located at the edge of urban development, but just minutes from downtown Sioux City (tri-state metro population: 145,000 plus). Located where the states of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota meet, Sioux City ...

Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary is a private undergraduate and graduate institution located in Ankeny, Iowa, USA. In 1893, at the Chicago World's Fair, William H. Jordan heard D. L. Moody speak about the importance of training Christian workers for the ministry. Deeply impressed by Moody's vision, Jordan developed ...

Bible college students sit and read the Bible all day?  Do you imagine that Iowa is all cornfields?  You may have the wrong perception of studying at Emmaus. Our college is located in Dubuque, a safe, lovely city of rolling hills and five colleges located on the Mississippi River, half-way between ...

William Penn University is a liberal arts university founded by Quaker pioneers in 1873, with the ideal of providing quality education to all. That ideal hasn't changed. William Penn is still devoted to providing a liberal arts education with a leadership focus. The John Templeton Foundation has recognized Penn’s Leadership ...

Since its founding 80 years ago by the Sisters of Mercy, Mount Mercy has been many things: a girls' academy for training young teachers and nurses, a two-year college for women, a four-year coed liberal arts college, and now a full university. But we’ve never lost sight of our founding ...

Graceland University is a community dedicated to exceptional higher education, and grounded in the core values of caring and concern. On our two campuses in Lamoni, IA and Independence, MO, as well as through our online programs and other partnerships, we seek to bring out the full potential of each ...

Iowa Wesleyan College is a private four-year liberal arts college of the United Methodist Church located Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Iowa Wesleyan is recognized as a pioneer in higher education in America. Founded in 1842, it ranks as the oldest coeducational college located west of the Mississippi River. Among its innovations include ...