76.80% of Applicants Accepted to Iowa Colleges in 2022-2023 Admission

The 2023 average acceptance rate of Iowa colleges is 76.80% and the admission yield is 22.89%. A total of 112,240 applicants have applied to Iowacolleges (four-years) and 86,201 have accepted to admit into one or more schools. Finally, 19,732 students out of the accepted students have enrolled into one of the accepted colleges.

For Iowa college admission, the total number of applicants decreased by 5,660 (-4.80%) compared to last year, from 117,900 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 172, which is more than 0.88% last year.

Iowa colleges' acceptance rate increased by 1.98% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Iowa colleges. The yield increased by 0.72%.

Among Iowa colleges, Grinnell College has the lowest acceptance rate of 10.76% with 1,076 accepted students out of 9,997 applicants. University of Iowa has the most number of applicants of 25,729 and Iowa State University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 5,728.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Iowa Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Iowa. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: December 24, 2023 | Data source: IPEDS

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Iowa Colleges
School	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Yield
Allen College	-	-	-	-	-
Buena Vista University	1,562 -187	1,207 53	236 -1	77.27% 11.29%	19.55% -0.99%
Central College	1,970 -232	1,561 -80	351 11	79.24% 4.72%	22.49% 1.77%
Clarke University	2,665 659	2,260 479	193 10	84.80% -3.98%	8.54% -1.74%
Cornell College	3,057 221	2,425 125	329 -37	79.33% -1.77%	13.57% -2.34%
Divine Word College	-	-	-	-	-
Dordt University	1,476 -119	1,294 126	444 4	87.67% 14.44%	34.31% -3.36%
Drake University	8,621 689	5,796 317	733 -26	67.23% -1.84%	12.65% -1.20%
University of Dubuque	1,579 -326	1,343 -113	318 -17	85.05% 8.62%	23.68% 0.67%
Emmaus Bible College	70 -36	70 -35	43 -5	100.00% 0.94%	61.43% 15.72%
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary	286 58	150 22	106 22	52.45% -3.69%	70.67% 5.05%
Graceland University-Lamoni	2,011 -955	1,498 -478	202 -46	74.49% 7.87%	13.48% 0.93%
Grand View University	1,886 121	1,856 99	331 40	98.41% -1.14%	17.83% 1.27%
Grinnell College	9,997 -516	1,076 -32	437 -34	10.76% 0.22%	40.61% -1.90%
Iowa State University	21,919 1,562	19,776 1,226	5,728 341	90.22% -0.90%	28.96% -0.08%
Iowa Wesleyan University	2,975 -959	2,404 -818	193 -74	80.81% -1.09%	8.03% -0.26%
University of Iowa	25,729 3,295	22,128 2,788	5,178 657	86.00% -0.21%	23.40% 0.02%
Loras College	1,860 -226	1,671 170	286 -10	89.84% 17.88%	17.12% -2.60%
Luther College	2,188 -307	1,648 -250	400 -44	75.32% -0.75%	24.27% 0.88%
Maharishi International University	70 12	66 11	36 -2	94.29% -0.54%	54.55% -14.54%
Mercy College of Health Sciences	152 20	147 19	69 18	96.71% -0.26%	46.94% 7.10%
Morningside University	3,222 -49	2,275 -139	346 -24	70.61% -3.19%	15.21% -0.12%
Mount Mercy University	1,569 291	1,181 146	224 2	75.27% -5.72%	18.97% -2.48%
University of Northern Iowa	4,594 -178	4,362 268	1,436 -117	94.95% 9.16%	32.92% -5.01%
Northwestern College	1,105 -67	965 -8	288 20	87.33% 4.31%	29.84% 2.30%
Saint Ambrose University	3,589 -416	2,653 -247	459 -34	73.92% 1.51%	17.30% 0.30%
St Luke's College	15 -9	12 -12	8 -13	80.00% -20.00%	66.67% -20.83%
Simpson College	1,569 239	1,398 190	302 16	89.10% -1.73%	21.60% -2.08%
Upper Iowa University	1,405 165	762 -43	216 16	54.23% -10.69%	28.35% 3.51%
Waldorf University	1,056 -41	780 -13	172 -20	73.86% 1.57%	22.05% -2.16%
Wartburg College	2,779 -1,245	2,708 -622	351 -62	97.45% 14.70%	12.96% 0.56%
William Penn University	1,264 -123	729 -71	317 -18	57.67% -0.01%	43.48% 1.61%

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