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Best Iowa Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 28 Iowa men's Football programs by academic score — a composite of acceptance rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average acceptance rate across Iowa men's Football programs is 80%, with an average graduation rate of 57%, and median earnings around $54,380.
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Programs
28
Avg. Accept. Rate
80%
Avg. Grad Rate
57%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$54,380
Top programs
Showing 10 of 28 programs.
Rank
Program
Accept. Rate
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Morningside University
Sioux City, IA
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
50%
Earnings (10YR)
$55,494
2
2. Dordt University
Sioux Center, IA
Retention
85%
Grad Rate
74%
Earnings (10YR)
$52,559
3
3. Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, IA
Retention
76%
Grad Rate
61%
Earnings (10YR)
$59,531
4
4. Clarke University
Dubuque, IA
Retention
67%
Grad Rate
56%
Earnings (10YR)
$55,396
5
5. Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
Retention
93%
Grad Rate
88%
Earnings (10YR)
$62,830
6
6. Northwestern College
Orange City, IA
Retention
73%
Grad Rate
66%
Earnings (10YR)
$49,802
7
7. Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, IA
Retention
52%
Grad Rate
42%
Earnings (10YR)
$42,046
8
8. Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, IA
Retention
57%
Grad Rate
40%
Earnings (10YR)
$42,793
9
9. Luther College
Decorah, IA
Retention
77%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$59,850
10
10. Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
73%
Earnings (10YR)
$71,901
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