2022-2023 SAT Scores of Iowa Colleges

1,131 SAT and 23 ACT in Average for Iowa Colleges in 2023 Admission

For the 2023 college admission in Iowa, a total of 2,815 enrolled students have submitted the SAT scores and 9,161 students submitted the ACT scores.

The average SAT score of Iowa colleges is 1,131 and the ACT score is 23. The Iowa's average SAT score increased by 14 points compared to previous year's socre of 1,117.

Among Iowa colleges, Grinnell College has the highest SAT score of 1,480.

Average SAT Scores for Iowa Colleges

The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in Iowa. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: December 24, 2023 | Data source: IPEDS

SAT Scores for Iowa Colleges
School	SAT Score	ACT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield
Buena Vista University	1,020 -32	22	77.27% 11.29%	19.55% -0.99%
Central College	1,100 -30	22	79.24% 4.72%	22.49% 1.77%
Clarke University	1,070 60	20 -1	84.80% -3.98%	8.54% -1.74%
Cornell College	1,260 -20	26 -1	79.33% -1.77%	13.57% -2.34%
Dordt University	1,150 -20	24 -1	87.67% 14.44%	34.31% -3.36%
Drake University	1,270 -30	28	67.23% -1.84%	12.65% -1.20%
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary	1,090 -10	21 -3	52.45% -3.69%	70.67% 5.04%
Grinnell College	1,480 30	33 1	10.76% 0.22%	40.61% -1.90%
Iowa State University	1,220 13	24 -1	90.22% -0.90%	28.96% -0.08%
Iowa Wesleyan University	910 -10	20 2	80.81% -1.09%	8.03% -0.26%
University of Iowa	1,230 -10	25 -1	86.00% -0.21%	23.40% 0.02%
Luther College	1,205 2	26	75.32% -0.75%	24.27% 0.88%
University of Northern Iowa	1,150 65	22 -1	94.95% 9.16%	32.92% -5.01%
Saint Ambrose University	1,100 -10	24	73.92% 1.51%	17.30% 0.30%
Upper Iowa University	970 10	21	54.23% -10.69%	28.35% 3.51%
Wartburg College	1,060 -26	22 -1	97.45% 14.70%	12.96% 0.56%
William Penn University	950 20	18 -1	57.67% -0.01%	43.48% 1.60%