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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Iowa for Students from Malaysia

5 Colleges
$31,325 Avg Tuition & Fees*
48% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for international students. 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 Malaysian Students in Iowa ranking.

Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for Malaysian students in Iowa. Our ranking methodology focuses on a number of different objective factors - such as the overall value 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 Value Colleges in Iowa for Students from Malaysia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Iowa State University tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for Malaysian students in Iowa. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6,998 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 8.1% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Iowa State are China, India, and Malaysia. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Iowa State is about $25,446 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $26,948 a year in average tuition and fees.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized public school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 2,555 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 3.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, China, and Mexico come to UNI to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at UNI is about $19,753 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $21,201 a year in average tuition and fees.

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

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

A rank of #3 on our list means University of Iowa is a great place for Malaysian students in Iowa working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 5,998 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 5.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Iowa come from such countries as China, South Korea, and India. International students at Iowa can expect to pay, on average, about $31,905 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $31,012 a year in average tuition and fees.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Drake University
Des Moines, IA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Drake University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Malaysian students in Iowa. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 838 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.4% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Malaysia, China, and Vietnam come to Drake to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Drake runs, on average, about $45,912. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $11,988 per year.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 1,084 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 2.9% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at UIU are Malaysia, United Kingdom, and Nigeria. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at UIU runs, on average, about $33,609. Graduate students pay around $19,685 a year in average tuition and fees.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 5 schools only.

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