Iowa Public Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 3 public Iowa colleges that have competitive admission is 88.34% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 1.06%. The acceptance rate at 0 public Iowa colleges increased and the rate of 3 colleges decreased.

University of Iowa has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 83.62%. Iowa State University (88.66%) and University of Northern Iowa (92.74%) are following it in the list of Tightest Iowa Public Colleges to Get In.

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

University of Iowa stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Iowa State University also maintained its second place in the ranking.

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

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Tightest Iowa Public Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest Iowa Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		University of Iowa Iowa City, IAPublic, 4-year 83.62%
1.05%		22.43%1,230$33,371
($11,283)		30,77975.00%16 to 1
2
-		Iowa State University Ames, IAPublic, 4-year 88.66%
0.47%		28.84%1,250$28,881
($10,787)		30,38075.00%18 to 1
3
-		University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IAPublic, 4-year 92.74%
1.66%		31.10%1,170$21,712
($9,936)		9,27868.00%18 to 1
Average88.34%27.46%1,217$27,988
($10,669)		23,47972.67%17 to 1