2021 Best Colleges in Iowa for Students from Mexico

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Mexican Students in Iowa ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across Iowa to determine which were the best for Mexican students in Iowa. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

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Top Colleges in Iowa for Students from Mexico

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

$25,446 Avg Tuition & Fees

8.1% International Students

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best school for Mexican students in Iowa in this year’s ranking. Iowa State University is a large public school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 6,998 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 8.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Iowa State come from such countries as China, India, and Malaysia.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

$31,905 Avg Tuition & Fees

5.9% International Students

A rank of #2 on our list means University of Iowa is a great place for Mexican students in Iowa working on their bachelor’s degree. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5,998 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 5.9% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Iowa come from such countries as China, South Korea, and India.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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3

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

$19,753 Avg Tuition & Fees

3.5% International Students

A rank of #3 on our list means University of Northern Iowa is a great place for Mexican students in Iowa working on their bachelor’s degree. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 2,555 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 3.5% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UNI come from such countries as Saudi Arabia, China, and Mexico.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Northern Iowa Report

4

Simpson College
Indianola, IA

$44,030 Avg Tuition & Fees

1.5% International Students

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simpson College. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Simpson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianola, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 341 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.5% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at Simpson College are Mexico, France, and Nigeria.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

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