Easiest Iowa Colleges to Get Into
Iowa has 22 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants, ranked by acceptance rate. Good options for safety schools on your list.
6 colleges accept 100% of applicants in Iowa. Examples include Allen College, Briar Cliff University, Divine Word College and Loras College.
High acceptance does not always mean low academic standards. You still need sufficient grades unless a school has guaranteed admission. Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance at each school. See also best and popular colleges with high acceptance rates in Iowa, or the most selective colleges.
Allen College
- Private 4 Year
- Waterloo, IA
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Allen College is a private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Waterloo campus works in close partnership with the region's hospital system.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
Briar Cliff University
- Private 4 Year
- Sioux City, IA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Briar Cliff is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking Sioux City and the Missouri River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.21
- Net Price $23,263
Divine Word College
- Private 4 Year
- Epworth, IA
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Jul 15 application deadline
Divine Word is a small private Catholic seminary college known for undergraduate philosophy, theology, and intercultural studies. The rural Epworth campus prepares students for missionary service with the Society of the Divine Word.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $3,083
Loras College
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Loras is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the humanities. The hilltop campus in Dubuque overlooks the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Net Price $21,631
Mercy College of Health Sciences
- Private 4 Year
- Des Moines, IA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing and radiologic technology. The urban Des Moines campus is closely tied to the MercyOne hospital system.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.12
- Net Price $28,313
Palmer College of Chiropractic
- Private 4 Year
- Davenport, IA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Palmer is a private chiropractic college known for professional chiropractic training as the profession's founding school. The campus sits near the Mississippi River in downtown Davenport.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
Grand View University
- Private 4 Year
- Des Moines, IA
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- 99% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Grand View is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The urban campus sits in Des Moines, Iowa's capital city.
- SAT Range 920-1080
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $22,319
Maharishi International University
- Private 4 Year
- Fairfield, IA
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- 96% acceptance rate
- Jul 30 application deadline
Maharishi International is a private university known for consciousness-based education and undergraduate programs in sustainable living. Students practice Transcendental Meditation as part of campus life in the small town of Fairfield.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $16,281
Upper Iowa University
- Private 4 Year
- Fayette, IA
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- 96% acceptance rate
Upper Iowa is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and human services. The residential campus sits in the small town of Fayette in northeast Iowa.
- SAT Range 970-1160
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Net Price $20,426
University of Northern Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Cedar Falls, IA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
UNI is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Cedar Falls.
- SAT Range 1020-1280
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Net Price $16,437
University of Dubuque
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 89% acceptance rate
University of Dubuque is a private Presbyterian university known for undergraduate aviation and nursing. Most students live on the residential campus near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 980-1220
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Net Price $26,067
Iowa State University
- Public 4 Year
- Ames, IA
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
Iowa State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and design. Ames is a college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1120-1360
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $17,779
Central College
- Private 4 Year
- Pella, IA
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- 86% acceptance rate
Central is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, education, and study abroad. Most undergrads live on a residential campus in the small college town of Pella.
- SAT Range 1056-1120
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $23,848
Simpson College
- Private 4 Year
- Indianola, IA
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Simpson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, business, and education. The residential campus is in the small college town of Indianola near Des Moines.
- SAT Range 890-1280
- Avg GPA 3.62
- Net Price $23,282
University of Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Iowa City, IA
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3.0 | 3 reviews
- 84% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Iowa is a large public university known for undergraduate creative writing and journalism. The campus sits in the college town of Iowa City along the Iowa River.
- SAT Range 1130-1330
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Net Price $21,765
Mount Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Mount Mercy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The compact residential campus sits in a neighborhood setting in Cedar Rapids.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $24,347
Graceland University Lamoni
- Private 4 Year
- Lamoni, IA
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- 81% acceptance rate
Graceland is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Most students live on the residential campus in the small college town of Lamoni.
- SAT Range 880-1120
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Net Price $19,574
Cornell College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Vernon, IA
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- 80% acceptance rate
Cornell College is a private liberal arts college known for its One Course At A Time calendar of intensive undergraduate courses. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Mount Vernon.
- SAT Range 1120-1285
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $25,220