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Acceptance Rate 92.74%
Yield 31.10%
SAT Score 1,170
ACT Score 22
Applicants 5,360

UNI Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 92.74% at University of Northern Iowa. Total 5,360 students applied and 4,971 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,170 and the average ACT score is 22.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.uni.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.uni.edu/application
Acceptance Rate92.74%
Average Test Scores1,170 SAT / 22 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 92.74%. A total of 5,360 students (2,009 men and 3,349 women) have applied to and 4,971 (1,848 men and 3,122 women) students admitted to University of Northern Iowa.
Among them, 555 male and 991 female students have enrolled into UNI and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 31.10%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UNI
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants5,3602,0093,34900
Admitted4,9711,8483,12200
Enrolled1,54655599100
Acceptance Rate 92.74% 91.99% 93.22% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 31.10% 30.03% 31.74% - -
[Chart] University of Northern Iowa Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UNI, 25 applicants (2% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 670 applicants (43%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,170 at UNI. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,280 and 25th percentile score is 1,020.
The average ACT score is 22 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UNI. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UNI with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UNI
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total102011701280
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing520590650
Math500580630
ACT Composite192226
Math182025
English182125
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Northern Iowa, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for UNI
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 UNI

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