Iowa Colleges with the Lowest Enrollment Rate

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Iowa Colleges with the Lowest Yield is 23.52% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Coe College has the lowest (i.e. fewer accepted students enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 5.48% and Clarke University (5.54%) and Drake University (9.80%) are following it in the list of Iowa Colleges with the Lowest Yield.

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.

Coe College has the lowest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 5.48% and Clarke University has the second lowest yield of 5.54%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $40,057 and graduate tuition & fees is $10,740 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Lowest Yield Iowa Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 73.32%, and the average SAT score is 1,144, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Iowa Colleges With The Lowest Yield

Table. Iowa Colleges With The Lowest Yield Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Coe College Cedar Rapids, IAPrivate, 4-year 5.48%
1.60%
64.04%1,150$54,6661,19566.00%11 to 1
2
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Clarke University Dubuque, IAPrivate, 4-year 5.54%
3.92%
71.83%1,060$40,91096256.00%9 to 1
3
2
Drake University Des Moines, IAPrivate, 4-year 9.80%
3.07%
63.85%1,300$51,9604,34574.00%11 to 1
4
1
Cornell College Mount Vernon, IAPrivate, 4-year 14.29%
2.32%
79.90%1,200$52,6601,09462.00%14 to 1
5
1
Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni, IAPrivate, 4-year 15.53%
2.76%
80.83%-$19,8481,10242.00%12 to 1
6
2
Morningside University Sioux City, IAPrivate, 4-year 15.81%
1.52%
71.04%-$39,5192,05650.00%12 to 1
7
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Wartburg College Waverly, IAPrivate, 4-year 16.55%
0.22%
75.84%1,030$26,2501,48364.00%13 to 1
8
2
Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IAPrivate, 4-year 16.71%
0.06%
77.33%1,050$36,6582,49861.00%11 to 1
9
7
Waldorf University Forest City, IAPrivate, 4-year 19.83%
4.17%
76.98%-$25,9782,22521.00%22 to 1
10
2
Luther College Decorah, IAPrivate, 4-year 19.92%
0.29%
71.54%1,215$52,1201,38471.00%9 to 1
Average13.95%73.32%1,144$40,0571,83456.70%12 to 1