Admission Comparison between Iowa Colleges
For the academic year 2023-2024, 121,314 students have applied to Iowa colleges and 90,879 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Iowa colleges is 77.8%. Of the admitted students, 19,957 students finally enrolled in one of Iowa colleges.
1 Iowa colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 23 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Iowa colleges is 1,166.
Iowa College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- University of Iowa has the largest number of applicants of 27,770 and University of Iowa has the most admitted students of 23,222.
- The average acceptance rate of Iowa colleges is 77.8% and Grinnell College has the lowest acceptance rate of 14.5%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 29.1% and William Penn University has the highest yield of 41.9%.
- The average SAT score is 1,166 and Grinnell College has the highest SAT score of 1,490.
Iowa Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists Iowa colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's College Sioux City, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 15 | 12 | 11 | 80.0% | 92 | - | - |
| Emmaus Bible College Dubuque, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 194 | 116 | 74 | 59.8% | 64 | - | - |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 274 | 185 | 127 | 67.5% | 69 | - | - |
| Simpson College Indianola, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 2,046 | 1,764 | 381 | 86.2% | 22 | - | - |
| William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,305 | 677 | 284 | 51.9% | 42 | - | - |
| Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 679 | 677 | 174 | 99.7% | 26 | - | - |
| Loras College Dubuque, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,408 | 1,406 | 261 | 99.9% | 19 | - | - |
| Grinnell College Grinnell, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 9,758 | 1,416 | 438 | 14.5% | 31 | - | - |
| Drake University Des Moines, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 9,873 | 6,304 | 618 | 63.9% | 10 | - | - |
| Dordt University Sioux Center, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,773 | 1,214 | 461 | 68.5% | 38 | - | - |
| Iowa State University Ames, IA Public, 4 years four-years | 23,095 | 20,475 | 5,906 | 88.7% | 29 | - | - |
| University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public, 4 years four-years | 27,770 | 23,222 | 5,208 | 83.6% | 22 | - | - |
| Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,041 | 859 | 240 | 82.5% | 28 | - | - |
| Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,389 | 1,078 | 223 | 77.6% | 21 | - | - |
| Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 452 | 436 | 148 | 96.5% | 34 | - | - |
| University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA Public, 4 years four-years | 5,360 | 4,971 | 1,546 | 92.7% | 31 | - | - |
| Wartburg College Waverly, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 3,203 | 2,429 | 402 | 75.8% | 17 | - | - |
| Luther College Decorah, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 2,632 | 1,883 | 375 | 71.5% | 20 | - | - |
| Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 93 | 89 | 67 | 95.7% | 75 | - | - |
| Central College Pella, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,706 | 1,470 | 309 | 86.2% | 21 | - | - |
| Morningside University Sioux City, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 2,742 | 1,948 | 308 | 71.0% | 16 | - | - |
| Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 8,633 | 5,529 | 303 | 64.0% | 5 | - | - |
| Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,346 | 1,088 | 169 | 80.8% | 16 | - | - |
| Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 2,522 | 2,015 | 288 | 79.9% | 14 | - | - |
| University of Dubuque Dubuque, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,486 | 1,317 | 307 | 88.6% | 23 | - | - |
| Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 2,964 | 2,292 | 383 | 77.3% | 17 | - | - |
| Northwestern College Orange City, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,497 | 1,203 | 327 | 80.4% | 27 | - | - |
| Waldorf University Forest City, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,238 | 953 | 189 | 77.0% | 20 | - | - |
| Grand View University Des Moines, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,426 | 1,413 | 295 | 99.1% | 21 | - | - |
| Clarke University Dubuque, IA Private, 4 years four-years | 3,394 | 2,438 | 135 | 71.8% | 6 | - | - |
| Average | 121,314 | 90,879 | 19,957 | 77.8% | 29 | - | - |
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