2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Iowa for Students from Oman

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Value Colleges for Omani Students in Iowa ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Iowa to determine which were the best for Omani 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 Oman

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

Our 2021 rankings named Iowa State University the best affordable school for Omani students in Iowa working on their bachelor’s degree. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,998 students in 2020-2021.

Around 8.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Malaysia come to Iowa State to study. 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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2

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

$19,753 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

3.5% International Students

A rank of #2 on our list means University of Northern Iowa is a great place for Omani students in Iowa working on their bachelor’s degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 2,555 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 3.5% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UNI are Saudi Arabia, China, and Mexico. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at UNI is about $19,753 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $21,201 per year.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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.