List of colleges and universities in Iowa
Private non-profit

List of colleges and universities in Iowa

Section Title: Private non-profit
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School	Location	Control	Type	Enrollment (spring 2012)	Founded	Accreditation

Allen College	Waterloo	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	500	1925	HLC, CCNE, JRCERT, NLNAC

Briar Cliff University	Sioux City	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,185	1930	HLC, CCNE, NLNAC

Buena Vista University	Storm Lake	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	2,555	1891	HLC

Central College	Pella	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,604	1853	HLC, NASM

Clarke University	Dubuque	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,232	1843	HLC, APTA, CCNE, NASM

Coe College	Cedar Rapids	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,378	1851	HLC, CCNE, NASM

Cornell College	Mount Vernon	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,197	1853	HLC

Des Moines University	Des Moines	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	1,815	1898	HLC, AOA, APTA, APMA, CEPH

Divine Word College	Epworth	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	126	1931	HLC

Dordt College	Sioux Center	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,407	1955	HLC, CCNE

Drake University	Des Moines	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	5,384	1881	HLC, ACPE, ABA, NASAD, NASM

Emmaus Bible College	Dubuque	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	249	1941	ABHE, HLC

Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary	Ankeny	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	348	1921	ABHE, HLC

Graceland University	Lamoni	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	2,320	1895	HLC, TCATE

Grand View University	Des Moines	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	2,229	1896	HLC, CCNE

Grinnell College	Grinnell	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,693	1846	HLC

Iowa Wesleyan University	Mount Pleasant	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	741	1842	HLC, NLNAC

Loras College	Dubuque	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,555	1839	HLC

Luther College	Decorah	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	2,471	1861	HLC, CCNE, NASM, TCATE

Maharishi University of Management	Fairfield	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	1,134	1971	HLC

Mercy College of Health Sciences	Des Moines	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	2,026	1995	HLC, APTA, CCNE, JRCERT, JRCNMT, NLNAC

Morningside College	Sioux City	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	2,047	1894	HLC, CCNE, NASM, TCATE

Mount Mercy University	Cedar Rapids	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,824	1928	HLC, CCNE

Northwestern College	Orange City	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,211	1882	HLC, CCNE, TCATE

Palmer College of Chiropractic	Davenport	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	2,198	1897	HLC, CCE

Simpson College	Indianola	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,866	1860	HLC, NASM

St. Ambrose University	Davenport	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	3,567	1882	HLC, AOTA, APTA, CCNE, TCATE

St. Luke's College	Sioux City	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	193	1966	HLC, JRCERT, NLNAC

University of Dubuque	Dubuque	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	2,003	1852	HLC, ATSCA, CCNE

Upper Iowa University	Fayette	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	5,713	1857	HLC, CCNE

Wartburg College	Waverly	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,805	1852	HLC, NASM, NAST

Wartburg Theological Seminary	Dubuque	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	137	1854	ATSCA, HLC

William Penn University	Oskaloosa	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	2,104	1873	HLC

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With 5,713 students, Upper Iowa University is the state's largest private not-for-profit school.

final_sentence: With 5,713 students, Upper Iowa University is the state's largest private not-for-profit school.