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| Rank in Iowa | Highest Average Student Loan | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2015 | School Name | 2020 | 2015 |
| 1 ↑ | 3 | Â鶹Íø of Dubuque | $11,881 | $10,662 (↑11.4%) |
| 2 ↑ | 8 | American College of Hairstyling-Des Moines | $11,736 | $9,691 (↑21.1%) |
| 3 ↑ | 9 | Maharishi Â鶹Íø of Management | $11,315 | $9,546 (↑18.5%) |
| 4 ↑ | 21 | Mount Mercy Â鶹Íø | $11,176 | $8,311 (↑34.5%) |
| 5 ↑ | 49 | Iowa School of Beauty-Ottumwa | $10,687 | $6,897 (↑55.0%) |
| 6 ↑ | 7 | Iowa School of Beauty-Marshalltown | $9,871 | $9,734 (↑1.4%) |
| 7 ↑ | 12 | Purdue Â鶹Íø Global-Cedar Falls | $9,500 | $8,906 (↑6.7%) |
| 8 ↓ | 2 | Palmer College of Chiropractic | $9,500 | $11,842 (↓19.8%) |
| 9 ↑ | 24 | Saint Ambrose Â鶹Íø | $9,071 | $8,136 (↑11.5%) |
| 10 ↑ | 42 | American Hair Academy | $9,047 | $7,243 (↑24.9%) |
| 11 | 11 | Vatterott College-Des Moines | $8,993 | No Change |
| 12 ↑ | 55 | Mercy College of Health Sciences | $8,811 | $6,632 (↑32.9%) |
| 13 ↑ | 25 | Luther College | $8,788 | $8,118 (↑8.3%) |
| 14 ↑ | 37 | Drake Â鶹Íø | $8,516 | $7,387 (↑15.3%) |
| 15 ↑ | 56 | Ross College-Quad Cities | $8,498 | $6,626 (↑28.3%) |
| 16 ↑ | 60 | Cornell College | $8,471 | $6,445 (↑31.4%) |
| 17 ↑ | 35 | Wartburg College | $8,211 | $7,457 (↑10.1%) |
| 18 ↑ | 44 | Northwestern College | $8,116 | $7,140 (↑13.7%) |
| 19 ↑ | 27 | Kaplan Â鶹Íø-Council Bluffs Campus | $8,086 | No Change |
| 20 ↑ | 23 | Morningside College | $8,059 | $8,266 (↓2.5%) |
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