Acceptance Rate
71.98%
Yield (Enrollment Ratio)
23.26%
Applicants
118,881
Admitted
85,573
Enrolled
19,908
Applying To Iowa Colleges
The average acceptance rate is 71.98% at Iowa colleges and universities where total 118,881 students have applied and 85,573 have been accepted. The average undergraduate application fees is $50.57 and the graduate application fees is $45.59. Next table presents the general admission information for applying to Iowa colleges.
Open Admission Policy | 48 out of 87 schools |
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Average Undergraduate Application Fees | $ 50.57 |
Average Graduate Application Fees | $ 45.59 |
Average Acceptance Rate | 71.98% |
Average Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 23.26% |
Average Test Scores | 1,114 SAT / 67 ACT |
Acceptance Rates and Headcounts
For academic year 2019-2020, total 118,881 students (54,950 men and 63,930 women) applied to and 85,573 (39,224 men and 46,349 women) students were accepted to admit Iowa Colleges. Among them, 9,629 men and 10,279 women were enrolled into Iowa schools. The average acceptance rate is 71.98% and admission yield (enrollment rate) is 23.26%. The table below shows the Iowa colleges admission statistics including admission and enrolment rates.
Total | Men | Women | |
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Applicants | 118,881 | 54,950 | 63,930 |
Admitted | 85,573 | 39,224 | 46,349 |
Enrolled | 19,908 | 9,629 | 10,279 |
Acceptance Rate | 71.98% | 71.38% | 72.50% |
Enrollment Ratio | 23.26% | 24.55% | 22.18% |
Average SAT and ACT Scores
For Iowa college, 4,192 students (25.54% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 16,105 students (79.15%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,224 and 25th percentile score is 1,005. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 77 and 25th percentile score is 57. Next table shows the detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Iowa colleges and universities.
25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
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Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 496.46 | 611.71 |
SAT Math | 508.13 | 612.50 |
ACT Composite | 20.00 | 25.65 |
ACT Math | 18.62 | 25.27 |
ACT English | 18.77 | 25.58 |
Calendar System and Accepted Credits
In Iowa State, 44 schools use semester calendar systems and 0 schools are based on quarter system. Next table lists the number of schools with their calendar systems.
Next table describes credits that Iowa colleges and universities are accepting for their students
Application Requirements
30 Iowa schools require High School GPA and 31 schools require High School Record (or Transcript). The test scores such as SAT and ACT are required by 24 Iowa colleges. Next table summarizes the application requirements for applying to Iowa colleges.
Required | Recommended | |
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High School GPA | 30 | 2 |
High School Rank | 6 | 15 |
High School Record (or Transcript) | 31 | 1 |
Completion of College Preparatory Program | 7 | 20 |
Recommendations | 9 | 6 |
Formal Demonstration of Competencies | 0 | 1 |
Admission Test Scores | 24 | 4 |
TOEFL | 28 | 2 |
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | 0 | 0 |
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