Iowa Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate

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 13% of high school students that applied.

List of Iowa Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA

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13%
AIB College of Business

Des Moines, IA

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42%
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary

Ankeny, IA

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50%
William Penn University

Oskaloosa, IA

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57%
Drake University

Des Moines, IA

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64%
Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

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68%
Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA

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71%
Dordt College

Sioux Center, IA

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71%
Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

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71%
Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

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72%
Luther College

Decorah, IA

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73%
Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

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73%
Central College

Pella, IA

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79%
Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

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79%
Cornell College

Mount Vernon, IA

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81%
Graceland University Lamoni

Lamoni, IA

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83%
University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

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87%
Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

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87%