Women's College Flag Football in Iowa
4 colleges in Iowa field varsity women's flag football as of October 16, 2026, with no club team yet.
2 of the varsity teams play at levels that allow athletic scholarships (NAIA). The longest-running program on the list is Graceland University, playing since 2023-24.
Last checked
Season by season.Iowa grows.
2026-27: 4 programs. NCAA Division III 1, NAIA 2, Small colleges (USCAA) 1.
- Level allows athletic scholarships
Counts programs on today's list from the season each one started, so a program that started and later stopped is not in the early seasons. 1 program has no sourced first season yet and joins at 2026-27, today.
| Level | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAIA (athletic scholarships allowed) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Small colleges (USCAA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
How close is college?
In Iowa, 98% of high school girls live within 100 miles of a college program; the farthest county is 110 miles away.
Girls 15 to 17 by county (US Census ACS), measured to the nearest confirmed varsity or club campus, in or out of state. The national map
Every program in Iowa.Every source.
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
- Level
- NCAA Division III
- Type
- Varsity
- First season
- 2026-27
Graceland University
Lamoni
- Level
- NAIA
- Type
- Varsity
- Conference
- HAAC
- First season
- 2023-24
William Penn University
Oskaloosa
- Level
- NAIA
- Type
- Varsity
- Conference
- HAAC
- First season
- Not sourced yet
Maharishi International University
Fairfield
- Level
- Small colleges (USCAA)
- Type
- Varsity
- First season
- 2025-26
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- Girls' high school flag football in Iowa →Where the pipeline starts: whether the state association sanctions it, and since when.
- For college coaches →How coaches scout verified numbers from the games that were statted.
- For families →Follow her games and keep her record in one place.
- Stat a game free →Any format, any league, from one phone on the sideline.
Nearby states
- Women's college flag football in Wisconsin11 programs + 1 unconfirmed
- Women's college flag football in Illinois19 programs
- Women's college flag football in Missouri9 programs
- Women's college flag football in Minnesota8 programs + 2 unconfirmed
- Women's college flag football in Nebraska4 programs
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How coaches recruit
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Iowa questions.Straight answers.
NCAA Division III
- Cornell College
NAIA
- Graceland University
- William Penn University
Small colleges (USCAA)
- Maharishi International University
Possibly, at Graceland University and William Penn University. NAIA allows athletic aid with no published flag football limit. A level that allows aid does not promise it, so ask each coach what the program funds.
Get on the record early, whatever rules her league plays. Check where Iowa stands on girls' high school flag football, stat every game she plays, then email the coaches on this page with her athlete profile. College coaches scout on BreakAway, so verified numbers reach them before the first call.
It started in 2023-24. 1 program joined in 2026-27, the newest season. 1 program has no sourced first season yet.
Iowa is tied for 25th among the 45 states with a team (D.C. counted as one), out of 388 programs nationwide. The national tracker has every one on a map.
Her numbers, on the record.
Stat her games free in the BreakAway app. Every game builds a verified stat line on her athlete profile, the record college coaches read when they scout.