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Acceptance Rate 88.66%
Yield 28.84%
SAT Score 1,250
ACT Score 24
Applicants 23,095

ISU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 88.66% at Iowa State University. Total 23,095 students applied and 20,475 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,250 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationhttps://www.iastate.edu/admission-and-aid/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://apps.admissions.iastate.edu/myaccount/
Acceptance Rate88.66%
Average Test Scores1,250 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 88.66%. A total of 23,095 students (11,855 men and 11,240 women) have applied to and 20,475 (10,534 men and 9,941 women) students admitted to Iowa State University.
Among them, 3,218 male and 2,688 female students have enrolled into ISU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 28.84%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at ISU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants23,09511,85511,24000
Admitted20,47510,5349,94100
Enrolled5,9063,2182,68800
Acceptance Rate 88.66% 88.86% 88.44% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 28.84% 30.55% 27.04% - -
[Chart] Iowa State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At ISU, 791 applicants (13% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,698 applicants (46%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,250 at ISU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,360 and 25th percentile score is 1,120.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at ISU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of ISU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at ISU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total112012501360
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing560620670
Math560630690
ACT Composite212428
Math202527
English202327
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Iowa State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for ISU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at ISU

The calendar system at Iowa State University is Semester. Iowa State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Iowa State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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