Iowa Colleges with the Highest Yield

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

Maharishi International University has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 75.28% and Dordt University (37.97%) and Upper Iowa University (33.94%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Iowa 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.

Maharishi International University has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 75.28% and Dordt University has the second highest yield of 37.97%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $34,490 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,047 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield Iowa Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 79.17%, and the average SAT score is 1,243, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Most Favored Iowa Colleges

Table. Most Favored Iowa Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Maharishi International University Fairfield, IAPrivate, 4-year 75.28%
24.88%		95.70%-$16,5302,59250.00%13 to 1
2
-		Dordt University Sioux Center, IAPrivate, 4-year 37.97%
2.65%		68.47%1,225$37,0501,95270.00%14 to 1
3
4		Upper Iowa University Fayette, IAPrivate, 4-year 33.94%
9.59%		96.46%-$19,4753,94134.00%25 to 1
4
-		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
5
2		Grinnell College Grinnell, IAPrivate, 4-year 30.93%
5.17%		14.51%1,490$68,1961,78888.00%9 to 1
6
1		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
7
7		Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IAPrivate, 4-year 27.94%
9.55%		82.52%-$40,8781,41758.00%14 to 1
8
2		Northwestern College Orange City, IAPrivate, 4-year 27.18%
0.98%		80.36%-$36,7101,70566.00%15 to 1
9
-		University of Dubuque Dubuque, IAPrivate, 4-year 23.31%
0.66%		88.63%1,090$42,0951,75740.00%10 to 1
10
-		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
Average33.89%79.17%1,243$34,490
($10,669)		8,55962.40%15 to 1