Admission Statistics for Iowa Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2024-2025, 947,542 students have applied and among them 701,177 were admitted to Iowa colleges. 159,642 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools.

The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for Iowa colleges.

Applicants by State

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2024-2025)
Iowa Colleges
	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
Total	947,542	701,177	159,642
Public Schools	411,203	356,827	97,368
4 Years (Or High)	411,203	356,827	97,368
2-4 Years	0	0	0
Less Than 2 Years	0	0	0
Private Schools	536,339	344,350	62,274
4 Years (Or High)	536,339	344,350	62,274
2-4 Years	0	0	0
Less Than 2 Years	0	0	0

[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for Iowa Colleges

74.00% Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of Iowa colleges is 74.00% in academic year 2024-2025. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 86.78% and the average rate of private schools was 64.20%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for Iowa colleges with comparable factors.

Acceptance Rate by State

Lowest Acceptance Rate

74.00% Acceptance Rate (2024-2025)
Iowa Colleges
	Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average	74.00%
Public Schools	86.78%
4 Years (Or High)	86.78%
2-4 Years	0.00%
Less Than 2 Years	0.00%
Private Schools	64.20%
4 Years (Or High)	64.20%
2-4 Years	0.00%
Less Than 2 Years	0.00%

[CHART#2] 74.00% Acceptance Rate for Iowa Colleges

22.77% Yield

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of Iowa colleges was 22.77% in academic year 2024-2025. Public schools' average admission yield was 27.29% and the average rate of private schools was 18.08%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for Iowa colleges with comparable factors.

22.77% Yield (2024-2025)
Iowa Colleges
	Admission Yield
All Schools Average	22.77%
Public Schools	27.29%
4 Years (Or High)	27.29%
2-4 Years	0.00%
Less Than 2 Years	0.00%
Private Schools	18.08%
4 Years (Or High)	18.08%
2-4 Years	0.00%
Less Than 2 Years	0.00%

[CHART#3] 22.77% Yield for Iowa Colleges

1,166 SAT Score

The average SAT score of Iowa colleges is 1,166 for the academic year 2024-2025. In public schools, the average SAT score is 1,217 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,155. The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2024-2025.

SAT Score by State

Colleges by SAT Score

Highest SAT Score

1,166 SAT Score (2024-2025)
Iowa Colleges
		Total	Evidence-based Reading and Writing	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	1054	533	521
	50^th pctl.	1166	587	579
	75^th pctl.	1274	639	635
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	1090	550	540
	50^th pctl.	1217	610	607
	75^th pctl.	1323	663	660
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	1046	530	517
	50^th pctl.	1155	583	573
	75^th pctl.	1264	634	630

[CHART#4] 1,166 SAT Score for Iowa Colleges

24 ACT Score

The average ACT score (Composite) of Iowa colleges is 24 for the academic year 2024-2025. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 23 and private schools' average ACT score is 24. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2024-2025.

24 ACT Score (2024-2025)
Iowa Colleges
		Composite	English	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	21	19	19
	50^th pctl.	24	23	23
	75^th pctl.	27	27	26
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	20	19	19
	50^th pctl.	23	22	23
	75^th pctl.	27	27	26
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	21	19	19
	50^th pctl.	24	23	23
	75^th pctl.	27	26	26

[CHART#5] 24 ACT Score for Iowa Colleges