There are sixty colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Iowa that are listed under the

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. These institutions include two research universities, nine

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, and nineteen baccalaureate colleges, as well as twenty-one associate's colleges. In addition, eleven special-focus institutions and three baccalaureate/associate's colleges operate in the state. The

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, a

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, oversees the state's three public universities – the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa. With 5,713 students,

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is the state's largest

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not-for-profit school. The state's oldest post-secondary institution is Loras College, a private Catholic school in

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that was founded in 1839, seven years before Iowa became a state. The state's only two law schools, the University of Iowa College of Law and Drake University Law School, are both accredited by the American Bar Association.

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and Des Moines University are the state's two medical schools. The majority of Iowa's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Most are accredited by multiple agencies, such as the

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(CCNE), the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), and the National League for Nursing (NLNAC).

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