Most Favored Iowa Colleges

Most Favored Iowa Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in Iowa. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.

Maharishi International University, has the highest yield rate of 75.28% for academic year 2024-2025 in Iowa. William Penn University is positioned second with 41.95% yield and Dordt University follows them with 38%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Iowa.

Most Favored Iowa Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	Maharishi International University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, IA	75.28%	93	89	67	95.70%
2	William Penn University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOskaloosa, IA	41.95%	1,305	677	284	51.88%
3	Dordt University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Center, IA	37.97%	1,773	1,214	461	68.47%
4	Upper Iowa University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFayette, IA	33.94%	452	436	148	96.46%
5	University of Northern Iowa Public, four-yearsCedar Falls, IA	31.10%	5,360	4,971	1,546	92.74%
6	Grinnell College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGrinnell, IA	30.93%	9,758	1,416	438	14.51%
7	Iowa State University Public, four-yearsAmes, IA	28.84%	23,095	20,475	5,906	88.66%
8	Mount Mercy University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCedar Rapids, IA	27.94%	1,041	859	240	82.52%
9	Northwestern College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrange City, IA	27.18%	1,497	1,203	327	80.36%
10	University of Dubuque Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA	23.31%	1,486	1,317	307	88.63%

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Most Favored Iowa Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

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