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Applying to UI

Acceptance Rate 83.62%
Yield 22.43%
SAT Score 1,230
ACT Score 24
Applicants 27,770

UI Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 83.62% at University of Iowa. Total 27,770 students applied and 23,222 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,230 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.uiowa.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.uiowa.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate83.62%
Average Test Scores1,230 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 83.62%. A total of 27,770 students (11,808 men and 15,897 women) have applied to and 23,222 (9,537 men and 13,638 women) students admitted to University of Iowa.
Among them, 2,089 male and 3,083 female students have enrolled into UI and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 22.43%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UI
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants27,77011,80815,897065
Admitted23,2229,53713,63800
Enrolled5,2082,0893,08300
Acceptance Rate 83.62% 80.77% 85.79% - 0.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 22.43% 21.90% 22.61% - -
[Chart] University of Iowa Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UI, 964 applicants (19% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,949 applicants (57%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,230 at UI. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,330 and 25th percentile score is 1,130.
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 UI. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UI with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UI
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total113012301330
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing570620670
Math560610660
ACT Composite212428
Math192427
English202328
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Iowa, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for UI
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 UI

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