Iowa Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 43 colleges in Iowa with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Allen College leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.

List of Iowa Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
Maharishi University of Management

Fairfield, IA

94%
Iowa State University

Ames, IA

90%
Loras College

Dubuque, IA

90%
Simpson College

Indianola, IA

89%
Dordt College

Sioux Center, IA

88%
Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

87%
University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

86%
Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

85%
University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

85%
Iowa Wesleyan College

Mount Pleasant, IA

81%
Central College

Pella, IA

79%
Cornell College

Mount Vernon, IA

79%
Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

77%
Luther College

Decorah, IA

75%
Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

75%
Graceland University Lamoni

Lamoni, IA

74%
Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

74%
Waldorf College

Forest City, IA

74%