Iowa Public Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 3 Most Favored Iowa Public Colleges is 27.46% for the academic year 2024-2025.

University of Northern Iowa has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 31.10% and Iowa State University (28.84%) and University of Iowa (22.43%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Iowa Public Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

University of Northern Iowa has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 31.10% and Iowa State University has the second highest yield of 28.84%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $27,988 and graduate tuition & fees is $28,751 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield Iowa Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 88.34%, and the average SAT score is 1,217, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Most Favored Iowa Public Colleges

Table. Most Favored Iowa Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IAPublic, 4-year 31.10%
2.36%		92.74%1,170$21,712
($9,936)		9,27868.00%18 to 1
2
-		Iowa State University Ames, IAPublic, 4-year 28.84%
0.25%		88.66%1,250$28,881
($10,787)		30,38075.00%18 to 1
3
-		University of Iowa Iowa City, IAPublic, 4-year 22.43%
0.86%		83.62%1,230$33,371
($11,283)		30,77975.00%16 to 1
Average27.46%88.34%1,217$27,988
($10,669)		23,47972.67%17 to 1