2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Iowa for Students from Italy

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Value Colleges for Italian Students in Iowa ranking.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Iowa to determine which were the best for Italian students in Iowa. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall value and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

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Top Value Colleges in Iowa for Students from Italy

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

$25,446 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

8.1% International Students

Iowa State University tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for Italian students in Iowa. Iowa State University is a large public school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 6,998 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 8.1% are international. Students studying at Iowa State come from such countries as China, India, and Malaysia. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Iowa State is about $25,446 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $26,948 per year.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

$31,905 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

5.9% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Italian students in Iowa. University of Iowa is a large public school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 5,998 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.9% are international. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and India come to Iowa to study. International students at Iowa can expect to pay, on average, about $31,905 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $31,012 per year.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.