How UI's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 82.91%, and this year's acceptance rate is 86.00% at University of Iowa. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.32% and women students' rate is 85.16%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of Iowa over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	78.44%	74.10%	82.28%
2013-14	80.23% 1.79%	76.59% 1.04%	83.32% 1.04%
2014-15	80.95% 0.72%	77.19% 0.88%	84.20% 0.88%
2015-16	80.74% -0.21%	77.61% -0.79%	83.41% -0.79%
2016-17	84.11% 3.37%	81.90% 2.70%	86.12% 2.70%
2017-18	86.04% 1.93%	83.93% 1.82%	87.93% 1.82%
2018-19	82.67% -3.37%	79.69% -2.71%	85.22% -2.71%
2019-20	82.55% -0.12%	79.79% -0.44%	84.78% -0.44%
2020-21	84.28% 1.73%	81.95% 1.39%	86.18% 1.39%
2021-22	86.00% 1.72%	84.00% 1.82%	88.00% 1.82%
2022-23	86.00% 0.01%	86.80% -2.65%	85.36% -2.65%
Average	82.91%	80.32%	85.16%

University of Iowa Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 23.81% where the current academic year yield is 23.40%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of Iowa from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	29.33%	30.54%	28.37%
2013-14	25.69% -3.64%	26.70% -3.47%	24.90% -3.47%
2014-15	23.92% -1.77%	24.92% -1.77%	23.13% -1.77%
2015-16	24.76% 0.83%	25.39% 1.12%	24.25% 1.12%
2016-17	23.54% -1.21%	23.27% -0.47%	23.78% -0.47%
2017-18	21.07% -2.48%	20.04% -1.83%	21.95% -1.83%
2018-19	21.77% 0.70%	20.86% 0.55%	22.50% 0.55%
2019-20	23.29% 1.53%	23.10% 0.94%	23.44% 0.94%
2020-21	22.18% -1.12%	22.03% -1.16%	22.29% -1.16%
2021-22	23.00% 0.82%	23.01% 1.72%	24.00% 1.72%
2022-23	23.40% 0.40%	21.98% 0.31%	24.31% 0.31%
Average	23.81%	23.80%	23.90%

University of Iowa Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 24,777, the average number of admitted is 20,577, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,857. The number of UI applicants increased by 14.69% (3,295 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of Iowa from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	19,430	15,240	4,470
2013-14	21,642 2,212	17,363 -10	4,460 -10
2014-15	24,097 2,455	19,506 206	4,666 206
2015-16	26,222 2,125	21,171 575	5,241 575
2016-17	28,494 2,272	23,967 402	5,643 402
2017-18	27,734 -760	23,862 -616	5,027 -616
2018-19	26,706 -1,028	22,077 -221	4,806 -221
2019-20	25,928 -778	21,404 180	4,986 180
2020-21	24,132 -1,796	20,338 -476	4,510 -476
2021-22	22,434 -1,698	19,293 -73	4,437 -73
2022-23	25,729 3,295	22,128 741	5,178 741
Average	24,777	20,577	4,857

University of Iowa Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UI

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes