Top Colleges in Iowa Acceptance Rates and Admission Statistics

The average acceptance rate of Top Colleges in Iowa is 72.83%, a total of 8,023 applicants applied to the schools and 5,870 accepted.

University of Iowa had the most number of applicants of 27,770 and Maharishi International University had the least number of applicants of 93 among Top Colleges in Iowa.

Grinnell College had the lowest acceptance rate of 14.51% and Upper Iowa University had the highest rate of 96.46%.

Table. Top Colleges in Iowa Acceptance Rates and Admission Comparison
RankSchool ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
1Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA9,7581,41643814.51%30.93%
2Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA9,8736,30461863.85%9.80%
3Simpson CollegeIndianola, IA2,0461,76438186.22%21.60%
4Luther CollegeDecorah, IA2,6321,88337571.54%19.92%
5Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA23,09520,4755,90688.66%28.84%
6Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IA3,2032,42940275.84%16.55%
7William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, IA1,30567728451.88%41.95%
8Maharishi International UniversityFairfield, IA93896795.70%75.28%
9University of IowaIowa City, IA27,77023,2225,20883.62%22.43%
10Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA45243614896.46%33.94%
-Average8,0235,8701,38373%30%