Iowa State's best Machine Learning colleges [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Iowa State ranked based on their research performance in Machine Learning. A graph of 910K citations received by 25.3K academic papers made by 9 universities in Iowa State was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Iowa State University

Ames

For Machine Learning

#41 in the United States

#47 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

2. University of Iowa

Iowa City

For Machine Learning

#50 in the United States

#57 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

3. University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls

For Machine Learning

#281 in the United States

#317 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 83%

4. Drake University

Des Moines

For Machine Learning

#354 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,886

5. Grinnell College

Grinnell

For Machine Learning

#593 in the United States

#651 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1484
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $33,446

6. Saint Ambrose University

Davenport

For Machine Learning

#800 in the United States

#866 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $23,578
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,559

7. Luther College

Decorah

For Machine Learning

#862 in the United States

#930 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,790

8. Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center

Des Moines

For Machine Learning

#933 in the United States

#1004 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 1,521
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1898

9. Maharishi University of Management

Fairfield

For Machine Learning

#963 in the United States

#1034 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $18,875
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,855

Closest to Iowa states to learn Machine Learning

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Missouri	20	47
Wisconsin	23	13
Illinois	39	8
Minnesota	22	12
Kansas	9	81
Nebraska	7	89
Indiana	22	28
South Dakota	5	294
Michigan	24	4
Arkansas	13	155
Oklahoma	11	109
Kentucky	12	75
North Dakota	4	165
Ohio	37	23
Tennessee	24	52
Mississippi	8	136
West Virginia	6	113
Colorado	14	56
Alabama	17	87
Louisiana	17	90
Pennsylvania	63	7
Virginia	28	46
Georgia	28	25
North Carolina	26	20
Texas	59	21
South Carolina	15	71
District of Columbia	8	95
Maryland	22	11
New Mexico	4	93
Montana	3	181
New York	95	10
New Jersey	19	22
Utah	9	55
Vermont	3	131
Connecticut	19	24
Idaho	4	167
Massachusetts	50	3
New Hampshire	10	97
Rhode Island	7	53
Arizona	6	27
Florida	33	33
Maine	7	231
Nevada	3	158
Washington	15	6
Oregon	14	72
California	88	1
Puerto Rico	8	346
Alaska	3	258
Hawaii	4	152