Iowa Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 43 colleges in Iowa with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Grinnell College leads the list by accepting 11% of high school students that applied.

List of Iowa Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

86%
Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

87%
Dordt College

Sioux Center, IA

88%
Simpson College

Indianola, IA

89%
Iowa State University

Ames, IA

90%
Loras College

Dubuque, IA

90%
Maharishi University of Management

Fairfield, IA

94%
University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

95%
Mercy College of Health Sciences

Des Moines, IA

97%
Wartburg College

Waverly, IA

97%
Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

98%
Allen College

Waterloo, IA

100%
Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

100%
Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA

100%
Divine Word College

Epworth, IA

100%
Emmaus Bible College

Dubuque, IA

100%
Purdue Global Mason City Campus

Mason City, IA

100%
Purdue Global Cedar Rapids Campus

Cedar Rapids, IA

100%