List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Below is a ranking of the 62 colleges in Iowa with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Grinnell College leads the list by accepting 19% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| G |
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA |
19% |
| A |
AIB College of BusinessDes Moines, IA |
42% |
| W |
William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, IA |
55% |
| B |
Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IA |
56% |
| L |
Loras CollegeDubuque, IA |
58% |
| S |
St Luke's CollegeSioux City, IA |
59% |
| W |
Waldorf CollegeForest City, IA |
61% |
| C |
Central CollegePella, IA |
64% |
| L |
Luther CollegeDecorah, IA |
64% |
| U |
Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA |
65% |
| D |
Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA |
68% |
| F |
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA |
68% |
| G |
Graceland University LamoniLamoni, IA |
68% |
| M |
Morningside CollegeSioux City, IA |
69% |
| I |
Iowa Wesleyan CollegeMount Pleasant, IA |
71% |
| D |
Dordt CollegeSioux Center, IA |
72% |
| W |
Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IA |
72% |
| N |
Northwestern CollegeOrange City, IA |
74% |
| S |
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, IA |
74% |
| M |
Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, IA |
76% |