Lowest Enrollment Rate in Iowa Colleges

Iowa Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) 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.

Coe College, has the lowest yield rate of 5.48% for academic year 2024-2025 in Iowa. Clarke University is positioned second with 5.54% yield and Drake University follows them with 10%. Next table shows the schools that have low 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 highest yield rates in Iowa.

Iowa Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	Coe College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCedar Rapids, IA	5.48%	8,633	5,529	303	64.04%
2	Clarke University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA	5.54%	3,394	2,438	135	71.83%
3	Drake University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDes Moines, IA	9.80%	9,873	6,304	618	63.85%
4	Cornell College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMount Vernon, IA	14.29%	2,522	2,015	288	79.90%
5	Graceland University-Lamoni Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLamoni, IA	15.53%	1,346	1,088	169	80.83%
6	Morningside University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux City, IA	15.81%	2,742	1,948	308	71.04%
7	Wartburg College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWaverly, IA	16.55%	3,203	2,429	402	75.84%
8	Saint Ambrose University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDavenport, IA	16.71%	2,964	2,292	383	77.33%
9	Loras College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA	18.56%	1,408	1,406	261	99.86%
10	Luther College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDecorah, IA	19.92%	2,632	1,883	375	71.54%

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