Allen College

Private · IA

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationIA · Midwest

SettingUrban

Undergrads261

Student:faculty8:1

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Community

Racial diversity23%

Gender diversity92.3%

International1.1%

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Overview

Allen College is a private health-sciences college in Waterloo, Iowa, built around its affiliation with the UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital system. Nearly everything about the college is organized around clinical training embedded directly in a working hospital rather than a traditional standalone campus. Nursing is the anchor program, supplemented by radiography and other allied-health fields.

Academics

Programs are structured to move students into hospital units early and often, with faculty who frequently also practice within the UnityPoint system. Class sizes are small, and the curriculum is built specifically around the competencies hospitals expect from new nursing and allied-health graduates rather than a broader liberal-arts sequence.

Worth knowing

The hospital-college relationship works both ways: Allen College serves as a de facto pipeline for UnityPoint Health's own hiring needs in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area, which can translate into strong local job prospects for graduates who want to stay in the region.

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Admissions

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Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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