For the academic year 2023-2024, the average acceptance rate of Iowa Colleges is 75.93%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 22.61%. A total of 115,902 have applied, 88,003 admitted, and 19,901 students have enrolled one of Iowa Colleges.

Of the Iowa colleges, Grinnell College is the tightest school to admit with 13.00% acceptance rate, and St Luke's College has the second lowest acceptance rate of 44.44%.

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Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table

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2024 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Iowa Colleges
School NameApplicantsAdmitted EnrolledAcceptance RateAdmission Yield
Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IA1,5441,112222 72.02%19.96%
Central CollegePella, IA1,9781,563281 79.02%17.98%
Clarke UniversityDubuque, IA3,0872,099189 67.99%9.00%
Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA7,1715,091356 70.99%6.99%
Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA3,0872,500300 80.98%12.00%
Dordt UniversitySioux Center, IA1,5951,132464 70.97%40.99%
Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA7,7414,954644 64.00%13.00%
Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, IA878552 97.70%61.18%
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA308154123 50.00%79.87%
Graceland University-LamoniLamoni, IA2,2591,875244 83.00%13.01%
Grand View UniversityDes Moines, IA1,6651,632343 98.02%21.02%
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA9,9881,298467 13.00%35.98%
Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA22,99520,4665,935 89.00%29.00%
Loras CollegeDubuque, IA1,6521,520258 92.01%16.97%
Luther CollegeDecorah, IA2,4471,786357 72.99%19.99%
Maharishi International UniversityFairfield, IA12912563 96.90%50.40%
Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, IA16416279 98.78%48.77%
Morningside UniversitySioux City, IA2,7561,957333 71.01%17.02%
Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, IA1,4361,134204 78.97%17.99%
Northwestern CollegeOrange City, IA1,1551,005281 87.01%27.96%
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, IA3,4562,523429 73.00%17.00%
Simpson CollegeIndianola, IA1,6461,465337 89.00%23.00%
St Luke's CollegeSioux City, IA1887 44.44%87.50%
University of DubuqueDubuque, IA1,5601,357326 86.99%24.02%
University of IowaIowa City, IA25,68221,8305,021 85.00%23.00%
University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA4,9134,6181,524 94.00%33.00%
Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA695646155 92.95%23.99%
Waldorf UniversityForest City, IA1,033754181 72.99%24.01%
Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IA2,5432,518428 99.02%17.00%
William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, IA1,112634298 57.01%47.00%
Average3,8632,93366375.93%22.61%
*The admission data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).

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