Top Colleges in Iowa Acceptance Rates and Admission Statistics

The average acceptance rate of Top Colleges in Iowa is 75.89%, a total of 7,498 applicants applied to the schools and 5,572 accepted.

University of Iowa had the most number of applicants of 25,682 and Maharishi International University had the least number of applicants of 129 among Top Colleges in Iowa.

Grinnell College had the lowest acceptance rate of 13.00% and Wartburg College had the highest rate of 99.02%.

Table. Top Colleges in Iowa Acceptance Rates and Admission Comparison
RankSchool ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
1Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA9,9881,29846713.00%35.98%
2Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA7,7414,95464464.00%13.00%
3Simpson CollegeIndianola, IA1,6461,46533789.00%23.00%
4Luther CollegeDecorah, IA2,4471,78635772.99%19.99%
5Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA22,99520,4665,93589.00%29.00%
6Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IA2,5432,51842899.02%17.00%
7William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, IA1,11263429857.01%47.00%
8Maharishi International UniversityFairfield, IA1291256396.90%50.40%
9University of IowaIowa City, IA25,68221,8305,02185.00%23.00%
10Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA69564615592.95%23.99%
-Average7,4985,5721,37176%28%