For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Iowa colleges is 74.91%, 90,879 accepted out of 121,314 applicants.
For Iowa college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 5,412 (4.67%) compared to last year, from 115,902 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 91, which is more than 0.46% last year.
Iowa colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.96% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Iowa colleges. The yield decreased by 0.63%.
Among Iowa colleges, Grinnell College has the lowest acceptance rate of 14.51% with 1,416 accepted students out of 9,758 applicants. University of Iowa has the most number of applicants of 27,770 and Iowa State University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 5,906.
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.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell College | 9,758 -230 | 1,416 150 | 438 -19 | 14.51% 1.83% | 30.93% -5.17% |
| William Penn University | 1,305 193 | 677 43 | 284 -12 | 51.88% -5.13% | 41.95% -4.74% |
| Emmaus Bible College | 194 107 | 116 31 | 74 22 | 59.79% -37.91% | 63.79% 2.61% |
| Drake University | 9,873 2,132 | 6,304 1,340 | 618 -21 | 63.85% -0.28% | 9.80% -3.07% |
| Coe College | 8,633 1,462 | 5,529 461 | 303 -56 | 64.04% -6.63% | 5.48% -1.60% |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary | 274 -34 | 185 32 | 127 5 | 67.52% 17.84% | 68.65% -11.09% |
| Dordt University | 1,773 178 | 1,214 79 | 461 | 68.47% -2.69% | 37.97% -2.65% |
| Morningside University | 2,742 -14 | 1,948 3 | 308 -29 | 71.04% 0.47% | 15.81% -1.52% |
| Luther College | 2,632 185 | 1,883 90 | 375 23 | 71.54% -1.73% | 19.92% 0.29% |
| Clarke University | 3,394 307 | 2,438 334 | 135 -64 | 71.83% 3.67% | 5.54% -3.92% |
| Wartburg College | 3,203 660 | 2,429 -99 | 402 -22 | 75.84% -23.57% | 16.55% -0.22% |
| Waldorf University | 1,238 205 | 953 203 | 189 9 | 76.98% 4.38% | 19.83% -4.17% |
| Saint Ambrose University | 2,964 -492 | 2,292 -242 | 383 -39 | 77.33% 4.01% | 16.71% 0.06% |
| Buena Vista University | 1,389 -155 | 1,078 -30 | 223 6 | 77.61% 5.85% | 20.69% 1.11% |
| Cornell College | 2,522 -565 | 2,015 -475 | 288 -10 | 79.90% -0.76% | 14.29% 2.32% |
| St Luke's College | 15 -3 | 12 4 | 11 4 | 80.00% 35.56% | 91.67% 4.17% |
| Northwestern College | 1,497 342 | 1,203 198 | 327 44 | 80.36% -6.65% | 27.18% -0.98% |
| Graceland University-Lamoni | 1,346 -913 | 1,088 -792 | 169 -71 | 80.83% -2.39% | 15.53% 2.76% |
| Mount Mercy University | 1,041 -395 | 859 -272 | 240 32 | 82.52% 3.76% | 27.94% 9.55% |
| University of Iowa | 27,770 2,088 | 23,222 1,476 | 5,208 144 | 83.62% -1.05% | 22.43% -0.86% |
| Central College | 1,706 -272 | 1,470 -92 | 309 35 | 86.17% 7.20% | 21.02% 3.48% |
| Simpson College | 2,046 400 | 1,764 301 | 381 39 | 86.22% -2.66% | 21.60% -1.78% |
| University of Dubuque | 1,486 -74 | 1,317 -39 | 307 -18 | 88.63% 1.71% | 23.31% -0.66% |
| Iowa State University | 23,095 100 | 20,475 -21 | 5,906 47 | 88.66% -0.47% | 28.84% 0.25% |
| University of Northern Iowa | 5,360 447 | 4,971 333 | 1,546 -6 | 92.74% -1.66% | 31.10% -2.36% |
| Maharishi International University | 93 -36 | 89 -36 | 67 4 | 95.70% -1.20% | 75.28% 24.88% |
| Upper Iowa University | 452 -243 | 436 -213 | 148 -10 | 96.46% 3.08% | 33.94% 9.59% |
| Grand View University | 1,426 -239 | 1,413 -225 | 295 -45 | 99.09% 0.71% | 20.88% 0.12% |
| Mercy College of Health Sciences | 679 515 | 677 515 | 174 95 | 99.71% 0.93% | 25.70% -23.07% |
| Loras College | 1,408 -244 | 1,406 -111 | 261 4 | 99.86% 8.03% | 18.56% 1.62% |