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Acceptance Rate 80.81%
Yield 8.03%
SAT Score 910
ACT Score 20
Applicants 2,975

Iowa Wesleyan Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 80.81% at Iowa Wesleyan University. Total 2,975 students applied and 2,404 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 910 and the average ACT score is 20.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Iowa Wesleyan.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://www.iw.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://online.iw.edu/admissions/
Acceptance Rate80.81%
Average Test Scores910 SAT / 20 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 80.81%. A total of 2,975 students (1,462 men and 1,512 women) have applied to and 2,404 (1,131 men and 1,273 women) students admitted to Iowa Wesleyan University.
Among them, 114 male and 79 female students have enrolled into Iowa Wesleyan and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 8.03%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Iowa Wesleyan
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,9751,4621,51210
Admitted2,4041,1311,27300
Enrolled1931147900
Acceptance Rate 80.81% 77.36% 84.19% 0.00% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 8.03% 10.08% 6.21% - -
[Chart] Iowa Wesleyan University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Iowa Wesleyan, 17 applicants (9% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 34 applicants (18%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 910 at Iowa Wesleyan. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,010 and 25th percentile score is 830.
The average ACT score is 20 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 22 and the 25th percentile score is 16.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Iowa Wesleyan. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Iowa Wesleyan with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Iowa Wesleyan
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8309101010
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing420470490
Math410440520
ACT Composite162022
Math161822
English151820
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Iowa Wesleyan University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Iowa Wesleyan
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 Iowa Wesleyan

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