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University of Iowa Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Public

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Post-master’s certificate
Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship
Doctor’s degree – professional practice

State Abbreviation

Iowa

C110 POMERANTZ CENTERIOWA CITY, IA 52242

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$17,599

86%

30015

26

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

Rolling Admissions

Normal

3.81

1235

The University of Iowa is one of the nation’s premier public research universities with 32,948 students from 114 countries and all 50 states. Founded in 1847, it is the state’s oldest institution of higher education and is located alongside the picturesque Iowa River in Iowa City, one of America’s most beloved college towns. Home to one of the most acclaimed academic medical centers in the U.S. and the world-renowned Iowa Writers’ Workshop, the UI offers more than 200 majors, minors, and certificates to help students create their own path of study.

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for University of Iowa is forty-six percent higher than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

University of Northern Iowa79.10%
Iowa State University92.10%
Northern Illinois University48.40%
University of Wisconsin-Madison54.40%
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse73.00%