Popular Iowa Colleges Easy to Get Into

Iowa has 22 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.

Leading examples include Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, accepting 89% of applicants. Also frequently researched: University of Iowa, Cornell College and Northwestern College.

Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.

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Iowa High Acceptance % Public Private 4 Year
Mercy College of Health Sciences Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Des Moines, IA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 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.

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  • SAT Range -
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.12
  • Net Price $28,313
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Maharishi International University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Fairfield, IA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 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.

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  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $16,281
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Allen College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Waterloo, IA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 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 -
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Divine Word College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Epworth, IA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 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
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