Ellsworth Community College

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#11516 / #3040
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Iowa Falls, Iowa, U.S.

Ellsworth Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3040
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$5,664
Graduation rate
43%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
499

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About Ellsworth Community College

According to Wikipedia, Ellsworth Community College is a public community college in Iowa Falls, Iowa. It was founded as Ellsworth College in 1890 by Eugene S. Ellsworth. Originally a private business academy, it later became a four-year college, a music conservatory, and a public junior college before being absorbed into the Iowa Valley Community College District in 1968.

Ellsworth Community College's Online Degrees

AA in Liberal Arts
  • Required Credits: 64
  • Format: Fully online

Ellsworth Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
64%43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Ellsworth Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,664
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$9,553
30K - 48K$9,133
48K - 75K$9,910
75K - 110K$14,139
110K+$17,783

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Ellsworth Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Ellsworth Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $43,267 a year, and 88% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Ellsworth Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
841841

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Ellsworth Community College?

Ellsworth Community College is located at 1100 College Ave, Iowa Falls, IA 50126.

How Safe is Ellsworth Community College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Ellsworth Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Ellsworth Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Iowa Falls has a violent crime rate of 0.20% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.57%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Ellsworth Community College Known For?

Ellsworth Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Ellsworth Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Ellsworth Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Psychology
#4846
World Rank
#4857
Historical Rank
#1852
USA Rank

Ellsworth Community College ranks #1852 in the U.S. and #4846 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Criminal Justice
#6684
World Rank
#6686
Historical Rank
#3112
USA Rank

Ellsworth Community College ranks #3112 in the U.S. and #6684 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Mathematics
#10648
World Rank
#10662
Historical Rank
#3166
USA Rank

Ellsworth Community College ranks #3166 in the U.S. and #10648 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Education
#11982
World Rank
#11986
Historical Rank
#3221
USA Rank

Ellsworth Community College ranks #3221 in the U.S. and #11982 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Engineering
#13813
World Rank
#13818
Historical Rank
#3475
USA Rank

Ellsworth Community College ranks #3475 in the U.S. and #13813 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Communications
#13843
World Rank
#13852
Historical Rank
#3808
USA Rank

Ellsworth Community College ranks #3808 in the U.S. and #13843 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Medical
#14215
World Rank
#14216
Historical Rank
#3989
USA Rank

Ellsworth Community College ranks #3989 in the U.S. and #14215 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees

Who Are Ellsworth Community College's Most Influential Alumni?

Clarence Thorpe
An American football player and coach.