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Most selective (lowest admit rate) in Iowa
25 colleges in Iowa with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Grinnell College · IA · Private (nonprofit)13% admit2William Penn University · IA · Private (nonprofit)57% admit3Drake University · IA · Private (nonprofit)64% admit4Clarke University · IA · Private (nonprofit)68% admit5Morningside University · IA · Private (nonprofit)71% admit6Coe College · IA · Private (nonprofit)71% admit7Dordt University · IA · Private (nonprofit)71% admit8Buena Vista University · IA · Private (nonprofit)72% admit9Waldorf University · IA · Private (nonprofit)73% admit10Luther College · IA · Private (nonprofit)73% admit11Saint Ambrose University · IA · Private (nonprofit)73% admit12Mount Mercy University · IA · Private (nonprofit)79% admit13Central College · IA · Private (nonprofit)79% admit14Cornell College · IA · Private (nonprofit)81% admit15Graceland University-Lamoni · IA · Private (nonprofit)83% admit16University of Iowa · IA · Public85% admit17University of Dubuque · IA · Private (nonprofit)87% admit18Northwestern College · IA · Private (nonprofit)87% admit19Simpson College · IA · Private (nonprofit)89% admit20Iowa State University · IA · Public89% admit21Loras College · IA · Private (nonprofit)92% admit22Upper Iowa University · IA · Private (nonprofit)93% admit23University of Northern Iowa · IA · Public94% admit24Grand View University · IA · Private (nonprofit)98% admit25Wartburg College · IA · Private (nonprofit)99% admit
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by most selective (lowest admit rate) — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.