2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Iowa for Students from Singapore

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 Singaporean Students in Iowa ranking.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Iowa to determine which were the best for Singaporean 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 Singapore

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 Singaporean students in Iowa. This large public school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 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. International students at Iowa State can expect to pay, on average, about $25,446 a year to attend the school. 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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2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

$31,905 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

5.9% International Students

Out of the 2 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 5,998 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.9% of the total student body at the school. 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. Graduate students pay around $31,012 a year in average tuition and fees.

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.