Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest Iowa Private Colleges to get in is 76.59% for the academic year 2023-2024.
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.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $33,972 and graduate tuition & fees is $12,343 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | Wartburg College Waverly, IAPrivate, 4-year | 99.02% 1.57% | 17.00% | 1,045 | $51,040 | 1,444 | 67.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Grand View University Des Moines, IAPrivate, 4-year | 98.02% 0.39% | 21.02% | - | $33,450 | 1,827 | 52.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 3 - | Maharishi International University Fairfield, IAPrivate, 4-year | 96.90% 2.61% | 50.40% | - | $16,530 | 2,673 | 50.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 4 15 | Upper Iowa University Fayette, IAPrivate, 4-year | 92.95% 38.72% | 23.99% | 1,050 | $19,000 | 3,072 | 42.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 5 - | Northwestern College Orange City, IAPrivate, 4-year | 87.01% 0.32% | 27.96% | - | $35,300 | 1,651 | 62.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of Dubuque Dubuque, IAPrivate, 4-year | 86.99% 1.94% | 24.02% | 1,060 | $40,065 | 1,776 | 39.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 7 6 | Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni, IAPrivate, 4-year | 83.00% 8.51% | 13.01% | - | $33,646 | 1,237 | 48.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 8 - | Cornell College Mount Vernon, IAPrivate, 4-year | 80.98% 1.65% | 12.00% | 1,235 | $50,634 | 1,073 | 63.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 9 - | Central College Pella, IAPrivate, 4-year | 79.02% 0.22% | 17.98% | 1,080 | $20,988 | 1,169 | 71.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 10 2 | Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IAPrivate, 4-year | 78.97% 3.70% | 17.99% | - | $39,070 | 1,526 | 57.00% | 13 to 1 |
| Average | 88.29% | 22.54% | 1,094 | $33,972 | 1,745 | 55.10% | 13 to 1 |