Iowa Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Iowa Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores

Grinnell College has the highest test scores (SAT and ACT scores) of 1,480 SAT and 33 ACT score from enrolled students. Drake University has the second highest test scores of 1,270 SAT and 28 ACT score.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $39,019 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,832 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 74.46% and the average SAT score is 1,217 at the schools.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Iowa Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores.

Table. Iowa Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores Comparison
	School Name	SAT Score	ACT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA Private, four-years	1,480 -	33 -	10.76%	40.61%	$64,862	1,759	88.00%	9 to 1
2 -	Drake University Des Moines, IA Private, four-years	1,270 -	28 -	67.23%	12.65%	$49,944	4,685	76.00%	10 to 1
3 -	Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA Private, four-years	1,260 -	26 1	79.33%	13.57%	$50,634	1,073	63.00%	13 to 1
4 -	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public, four-years	1,230 -	25 -	86.00%	23.40%	$32,927 ($10,964)	30,015	73.00%	16 to 1
5 -	Iowa State University Ames, IA Public, four-years	1,220 -	24 1	90.22%	28.96%	$27,683 ($10,497)	29,969	74.00%	18 to 1
6 -	Luther College Decorah, IA Private, four-years	1,205 -	26 -	75.32%	24.27%	$50,320	1,610	74.00%	11 to 1
7 1	Dordt University Sioux Center, IA Private, four-years	1,150 -	24 1	87.67%	34.31%	$35,960	1,861	67.00%	14 to 1
8 1	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA Public, four-years	1,150 -	22 1	94.95%	32.92%	$21,272 ($9,728)	8,945	63.00%	17 to 1
9 1	Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA Private, four-years	1,100 -	24 -	73.92%	17.30%	$35,598	2,747	64.00%	12 to 1
10 1	Central College Pella, IA Private, four-years	1,100 -	22 1	79.24%	22.49%	$20,988	1,169	71.00%	13 to 1
	Average	1,217	25	74.46%	25.05%	$39,019 ($10,396)	8,383	71.30%	13 to 1

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