Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between selected colleges. The average acceptance rate of selected colleges is 88.05% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 16.32%.
Graceland University-Lamoni has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 74.49% and Simpson College has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 21.60% among selected colleges. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
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Briar Cliff University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
Graceland University-Lamoni | 2,011 (1,125/859) | 1,498 (870/622) | 202 (146/56) | 74% (77%/72%) | 13% (17%/7%) |
Grand View University | 1,886 (779/1,107) | 1,856 (763/1,093) | 331 (151/180) | 98% (98%/99%) | 18% (20%/16%) |
Mount Mercy University | 1,569 (597/972) | 1,181 (417/764) | 224 (102/122) | 75% (70%/79%) | 19% (24%/13%) |
Simpson College | 1,569 (852/708) | 1,398 (745/645) | 302 (159/143) | 89% (87%/91%) | 22% (21%/20%) |
Wartburg College | 2,779 (1,234/1,544) | 2,708 (1,194/1,513) | 351 (180/171) | 97% (97%/98%) | 13% (15%/11%) |
Average | 1,963 (917/917) | 1,728 (798/927) | 282 (148/134) | 88.05% (87.0%/101.1%) | 16.32% (18.5%/14.5%) |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of selected colleges is 1060. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 540 and the average SAT Math score is 520.
Wartburg College has the highest SAT scores of 1,060 and Wartburg College has the lowest SAT scores of 1,060 among selected colleges. The following table compares SAT Scores between selected colleges for the academic year 2022-2023.
Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
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Briar Cliff University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||
Graceland University-Lamoni | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | |||
Grand View University | Test Score is NOT considered for Grand View University admission. | |||
Mount Mercy University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | |||
Simpson College | 1% (2) | - | 0 | 0 |
Wartburg College | 5% (17) | 1060 | 540 | 520 |
Average | 3.00% | 1060 | 540 | 520 |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of selected colleges is 25. By subject, the average ACT English score is 25 and the ACT math score is 24.
The following table compares ACT Scores between selected colleges for academic year 2022-2023.
Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
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Briar Cliff University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||
Graceland University-Lamoni | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | |||
Grand View University | Test Score is NOT considered for Grand View University admission. | |||
Mount Mercy University | 33% (72) | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Simpson College | 2% (6) | 31 | 33 | 30 |
Wartburg College | 39% (138) | 22 | 21 | 23 |
Average | 24.67% | 25 | 25 | 24 |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying selected colleges based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
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Briar Cliff University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||||
Graceland University-Lamoni | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
Grand View University | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
Mount Mercy University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
Simpson College | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
Wartburg College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.