This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Iowa.

NCAA

Division I

Drake

Iowa

Iowa State

Northern Iowa

Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Iowa.

– FBS Football,

– FCS Football

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
				Foot- ball	M	W	Base- ball	Soft- ball	M	W
Drake Bulldogs	Drake University	Des Moines	Missouri Valley	FCS ^[a]
Iowa Hawkeyes	University of Iowa	Iowa City	Big Ten	FBS
Iowa State Cyclones	Iowa State University	Ames	Big 12	FBS
Northern Iowa Panthers	University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls	Missouri Valley	FCS ^[b]

^ Drake's football team competes in the Pioneer Football League.
^ Northern Iowa's football team competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Division II

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
				Foot- ball	M	W	Base- ball	Soft- ball	M	W
Upper Iowa Peacocks	Upper Iowa University	Fayette	Great Lakes Valley

Division III

Buena Vista

Central

Coe

Cornell

Dubuque

Grinnell

Loras

Luther

Simpson

Wartburg

Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Iowa.

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
				Foot- ball	M	W	Base- ball	Soft- ball	M	W
Buena Vista Beavers	Buena Vista University	Storm Lake	American Rivers
Central Dutch	Central College	Pella	American Rivers
Coe Kohawks	Coe College	Cedar Rapids	American Rivers
Cornell Rams	Cornell College	Mount Vernon	Midwest
Dubuque Spartans	University of Dubuque	Dubuque	American Rivers
Grinnell Pioneers	Grinnell College	Grinnell	Midwest
Loras Duhawks	Loras College	Dubuque	American Rivers
Luther Norse	Luther College	Decorah	American Rivers
Simpson Storm	Simpson College	Indianola	American Rivers
Wartburg Knights	Wartburg College	Waverly	American Rivers

NAIA

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
				Foot- ball	M	W	Base- ball	Soft- ball	M	W
Briar Cliff Chargers	Briar Cliff University	Sioux City	Great Plains
Clarke Pride	Clarke University	Dubuque	Heart of America
Dordt Defenders	Dordt University	Sioux Center	Great Plains
Graceland Yellowjackets	Graceland University	Lamoni	Heart of America	^[a]
Grand View Vikings	Grand View University	Des Moines	Heart of America
Morningside Mustangs	Morningside University	Sioux City	Great Plains
Mount Mercy Mustangs	Mount Mercy University	Cedar Rapids	Heart of America
Northwestern Red Raiders	Northwestern College	Orange City	Great Plains
St. Ambrose Fighting Bees	St. Ambrose University	Davenport	Chicagoland	^[b]
Waldorf Warriors	Waldorf University	Forest City	North Star						^[c]	^[c]
William Penn Statesmen	William Penn University	Oskaloosa	Heart of America

^ Graceland additionally sponsors flag football as a women's varsity sport and competes in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference.
^ St. Ambrose's football team competes in the Mid-States Football Association.
^ ^a ^b Waldorf's soccer teams compete as independents.

NJCAA

Team	School	City	Conference
Des Moines Area Bears	Des Moines Area Community College	Boone‡	Iowa CC
Ellsworth Panthers	Ellsworth Community College	Iowa Falls	Iowa CC
Hawkeye Redtails	Hawkeye Community College	Waterloo	Iowa CC
Indian Hills-Centerville Falcons	Indian Hills Community College	Centerville	Iowa CC
Indian Hills-Ottumwa Warriors	Indian Hills Community College	Ottumwa	Iowa CC
Iowa Central Tritons	Iowa Central Community College	Fort Dodge	Iowa CC
Iowa Lakes Lakers	Iowa Lakes Community College	Estherville	Iowa CC
Iowa Western Reivers	Iowa Western Community College	Council Bluffs	Iowa CC
Kirkwood Eagles	Kirkwood Community College	Cedar Rapids	Iowa CC
Marshalltown Tigers	Marshalltown Community College	Marshalltown	Iowa CC
Muscatine Cardinals	Muscatine Community College	Muscatine†	Iowa CC
North Iowa Area Trojans	North Iowa Area Community College	Mason City	Iowa CC
Scott Screaming Eagles	Scott Community College	Bettendorf†	Iowa CC
Southeastern Black Hawks	Southeastern Community College	West Burlington	Iowa CC
Southwestern Spartans	Southwestern Community College	Creston	Iowa CC

† Eastern Iowa Community College District - Clinton (volleyball, men's basketball only), Muscatine (baseball, softball), Scott (golf, soccer only).
‡ All seven DMACC campuses (Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Des Moines, Newton, Urban (Des Moines) & West Des Moines campuses) play at Boone.

NCCAA

Team	School	City	Conference
Emmaus Eagles	Emmaus Bible College	Dubuque	Independent
Faith Baptist Eagles	Faith Baptist Bible College	Ankeny	Independent