Pre-health programs in Iowa
Iowa is home to 13 programs across 7 paths — Dental, Medicine, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine and Perfusion. Each listing below carries admissions statistics verified from the school's own published materials.
13
Programs tracked
7
Pre-health paths represented
3.81
Median cumulative GPA
$31,360
Median in-state tuition, public programs
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Dental in Iowa
University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa · Public
- 3.81
- School website, entering 2026 · School page · How we source our numbers
- 455
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- $61,314
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- 80
- School website, entering 2026 · School page · How we source our numbers
Medicine in Iowa
Compare all 2 →Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Des Moines, Iowa · Private
- Avg GPA
- —
- MCAT total
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- $66,300
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
- Class size
- —
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa · Public
- 3.87
- School website · How we source our numbers
- 514
- School website · School page · How we source our numbers
- $39,313
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
- 142
- School website · School page · How we source our numbers
Physician Assistant in Iowa
Compare all 3 →Des Moines University PA Program
Des Moines, Iowa · Private
- Avg GPA
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- GRE verbal
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- $50,000
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
- Class size
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University of Dubuque PA Program
Dubuque, Iowa · Private
- Avg GPA
- —
- GRE verbal
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- $44,000
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
- Class size
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University of Iowa PA Program
Iowa City, Iowa · Public
- 3.85
- School website, entering 2026 · School page · How we source our numbers
- GRE verbal
- —
- $25,121
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
- Class size
- —
Physical Therapy in Iowa
Compare all 3 →Clarke University DPT
Dubuque, Iowa · Private
- 3.30
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
- GRE verbal
- —
- $38,000
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
- 33
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
St. Ambrose University DPT
Davenport, Iowa · Private
- 3.35
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
- GRE verbal
- —
- $45,193
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
- 40
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
University of Iowa DPT
Iowa City, Iowa · Public
- 3.81
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
- GRE verbal
- —
- In-state tuition
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- 54
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
Pharmacy in Iowa
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Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Des Moines, Iowa · Private
- Avg GPA
- —
- $38,000
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
- 59
- School website, entering 2026 · School page · How we source our numbers
University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
Iowa City, Iowa · Public
- Avg GPA
- —
- $30,924
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
- 99
- School website, entering 2026 · School page · How we source our numbers
Veterinary Medicine in Iowa
Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Ames, Iowa · Public
- Avg GPA
- —
- $31,360
- School website · How we source our numbers
- 166
- School website · School page · How we source our numbers
Perfusion in Iowa
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa · Public
- Avg GPA
- —
- GRE verbal
- —
- In-state tuition
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- 5
- School website · School page · How we source our numbers
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