Below is a ranking of the 31 private 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.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
---|---|---|
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA |
11% | |
AIB College of BusinessDes Moines, IA |
42% | |
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA |
52% | |
Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA |
54% | |
William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, IA |
58% | |
Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA |
67% | |
Morningside CollegeSioux City, IA |
71% | |
Graceland University LamoniLamoni, IA |
74% | |
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, IA |
74% | |
Luther CollegeDecorah, IA |
75% | |
Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, IA |
75% | |
Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IA |
77% | |
Central CollegePella, IA |
79% | |
Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA |
79% | |
Iowa Wesleyan CollegeMount Pleasant, IA |
81% | |
Clarke UniversityDubuque, IA |
85% | |
University of DubuqueDubuque, IA |
85% | |
Northwestern CollegeOrange City, IA |
87% |