How Acceptance Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for Iowa Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Iowa Colleges is 78.81%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate increased by 1.32%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Iowa Colleges has increased by 6.34% from 72.47% to 78.81%. Of the 30 Iowa Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 22 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 8 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2023 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Iowa Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Iowa Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Iowa Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Change
Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IA57.13%57.35%
0.22%
55.68%
1.67%
65.98%
10.3%
77.27%
11.29%
20.14%
Central CollegePella, IA69.99%65.07%
4.92%
63.68%
1.39%
74.52%
10.85%
79.24%
4.72%
9.25%
Clarke UniversityDubuque, IA82.48%93.85%
11.38%
89.20%
4.65%
88.78%
0.42%
84.80%
3.98%
2.33%
Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA61.02%61.77%
0.75%
82.41%
20.64%
81.10%
1.31%
79.33%
1.77%
18.31%
Dordt UniversitySioux Center, IA73.16%75.46%
2.3%
71.84%
3.62%
73.23%
1.39%
87.67%
14.44%
14.51%
Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA67.66%67.64%
0.02%
67.92%
0.28%
69.07%
1.15%
67.23%
1.84%
0.43%
University of DubuqueDubuque, IA73.03%72.69%
0.34%
78.63%
5.95%
76.43%
2.2%
85.05%
8.62%
12.02%
Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, IA94.92%93.81%
1.11%
92.11%
1.7%
99.06%
6.95%
100.00%
0.94%
5.08%
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA62.29%62.50%
0.21%
67.60%
5.1%
56.14%
11.46%
52.45%
3.69%
9.84%
Graceland University-LamoniLamoni, IA58.06%58.11%
0.06%
68.07%
9.95%
66.62%
1.45%
74.49%
7.87%
16.43%
Grand View UniversityDes Moines, IA91.99%95.87%
3.89%
97.02%
1.15%
99.55%
2.53%
98.41%
1.14%
6.42%
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA24.38%23.08%
1.31%
19.25%
3.83%
10.54%
8.71%
10.76%
0.22%
13.62%
Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA90.60%92.05%
1.46%
88.42%
3.63%
91.12%
2.7%
90.22%
0.9%
0.37%
Iowa Wesleyan UniversityMount Pleasant, IA58.02%58.31%
0.29%
71.19%
12.88%
81.90%
10.71%
80.81%
1.09%
22.79%
University of IowaIowa City, IA82.67%82.55%
0.12%
84.28%
1.73%
86.21%
1.93%
86.00%
0.2%
3.34%
Loras CollegeDubuque, IA92.68%75.32%
17.36%
58.38%
16.94%
71.96%
13.58%
89.84%
17.88%
2.84%
Luther CollegeDecorah, IA62.57%62.27%
0.3%
64.29%
2.02%
76.07%
11.79%
75.32%
0.75%
12.75%
Maharishi International UniversityFairfield, IA100.00%81.13%
18.87%
100.00%
18.87%
94.83%
5.17%
94.29%
0.54%
5.71%
Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, IA95.05%97.81%
2.76%
91.67%
6.14%
96.97%
5.3%
96.71%
0.26%
1.66%
Morningside UniversitySioux City, IA57.58%63.09%
5.51%
68.60%
5.5%
73.80%
5.21%
70.61%
3.19%
13.03%
Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, IA62.81%65.99%
3.18%
76.21%
10.22%
80.99%
4.78%
75.27%
5.72%
12.46%
University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA80.74%79.05%
1.69%
78.88%
0.17%
85.79%
6.91%
94.95%
9.16%
14.21%
Northwestern CollegeOrange City, IA71.43%69.52%
1.91%
73.77%
4.25%
83.02%
9.25%
87.33%
4.31%
15.9%
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, IA62.69%76.79%
14.1%
73.84%
2.94%
72.41%
1.43%
73.92%
1.51%
11.23%
St Luke's CollegeSioux City, IA100.00%29.03%
70.97%
59.26%
30.23%
100.00%
40.74%
80.00%
20%
20%
Simpson CollegeIndianola, IA84.23%80.46%
3.77%
86.62%
6.15%
90.83%
4.21%
89.10%
1.73%
4.88%
Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA50.47%51.28%
0.81%
65.30%
14.02%
64.92%
0.38%
54.23%
10.68%
3.76%
Waldorf UniversityForest City, IA75.44%66.14%
9.31%
61.06%
5.08%
72.29%
11.23%
73.86%
1.58%
1.58%
Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IA75.71%75.14%
0.57%
71.72%
3.42%
82.75%
11.03%
97.45%
14.69%
21.74%
William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, IA55.24%58.21%
2.97%
55.03%
3.18%
57.68%
2.64%
57.67% 2.44%
Average72.47%69.71%
2.76%
72.73%
3.02%
77.49%
4.76%
78.81%
1.32%
6.34%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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