Iowa Colleges by Acceptance Rate

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Lower than 10%10% - 20%20% - 30%30% - 40%40% - 50%50% - 60%60% - 70%Higher than 70%

How hard is it to get into in Iowa Colleges?

For 30 Iowa Colleges having competitive admission policies, the average acceptance rate is 77.76%. The average tuition & fees of the schools is $34,744 and the average SAT score is 1166.

No Iowa college's acceptance rate is lower than 10%. 1 college's acceptance rate is under 20%.23 Iowa colleges' acceptance rates are higher than 70%, which means applicants have higher chances to get in.

The following table shows the number of Iowa colleges by acceptance rate and school type.

Iowa Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Acceptance Rate RangeTotalPublicPrivate
Lower than 10%000
10% - 20%101
20% - 30%000
30% - 40%000
40% - 50%000
50% - 60%202
60% - 70%404
Higher than 70%23320

Iowa Colleges Admission Comparison Table

Iowa Colleges Comparison with Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
School NameAcceptance RateApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledSAT ScoreTuition & Fees
Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IA 77.61% 1,389 1,078 223 - $41,798
Central CollegePella, IA 86.17% 1,706 1,470 309 1100 $20,988
Clarke UniversityDubuque, IA 71.83% 3,394 2,438 135 1060 $40,910
Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA 64.04% 8,633 5,529 303 1150 $54,666
Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA 79.90% 2,522 2,015 288 1200 $52,660
Dordt UniversitySioux Center, IA 68.47% 1,773 1,214 461 1225 $37,050
Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA 63.85% 9,873 6,304 618 1300 $51,960
University of DubuqueDubuque, IA 88.63% 1,486 1,317 307 1090 $42,095
Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, IA 59.79% 194 116 74 1200 $20,800
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA 67.52% 274 185 127 1070 $20,270
Graceland University-LamoniLamoni, IA 80.83% 1,346 1,088 169 - $19,848
Grand View UniversityDes Moines, IA 99.09% 1,426 1,413 295 - $34,762
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA 14.51% 9,758 1,416 438 1490 $68,196
Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA 88.66% 23,095 20,475 5,906 1250 $28,881
($10,787)
University of IowaIowa City, IA 83.62% 27,770 23,222 5,208 1230 $33,371
($11,283)
Loras CollegeDubuque, IA 99.86% 1,408 1,406 261 - $39,824
Luther CollegeDecorah, IA 71.54% 2,632 1,883 375 1215 $52,120
Maharishi International UniversityFairfield, IA 95.70% 93 89 67 - $16,530
Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, IA 99.71% 679 677 174 - $17,664
Morningside UniversitySioux City, IA 71.04% 2,742 1,948 308 - $39,519
Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, IA 82.52% 1,041 859 240 - $40,878
University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA 92.74% 5,360 4,971 1,546 1170 $21,712
($9,936)
Northwestern CollegeOrange City, IA 80.36% 1,497 1,203 327 - $36,710
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, IA 77.33% 2,964 2,292 383 1050 $36,658
St Luke's CollegeSioux City, IA 80.00% 15 12 11 - $23,335
Simpson CollegeIndianola, IA 86.22% 2,046 1,764 381 - $47,656
Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA 96.46% 452 436 148 - $19,475
Waldorf UniversityForest City, IA 76.98% 1,238 953 189 - $25,978
Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IA 75.84% 3,203 2,429 402 1030 $26,250
William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, IA 51.88% 1,305 677 284 990 $29,750
Average 77.76%4,0443,0296651,166$34,744
($25,000)