Iowa Colleges with high acceptance rates

Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate in Iowa for 2025

These are the least selective public and private four-year colleges in Iowa. These colleges historically accept more than seventy-five percent of students who apply for admission and are ranked by acceptance rate. These are good safety schools for your college list and you should have a good chance on getting in if your grades and test scores are above or within their typical admission thresholds. Just because a school is less selective doesn't mean it's a lesser school academically and easy to get into for all students. Unless a college has guaranteed admission or accepts 100% of applicants, you still need sufficient grades to be accepted.

Use the filters on this page to narrow down the list based on your high school GPA, SAT and ACT scores. Once you do, your estimated admission chance will be displayed for each school. Additionally, you can filter the list by state, region or distance from your home to narrow down the list of colleges that are easiest for you to get into.

See also, the best and popular Iowa colleges with high acceptance rates. If you're looking for colleges that have easy admission requirements, explore rankings of Iowa colleges with the lowest SAT scores, lowest ACT scores and lowest GPA's.
Iowa High Acceptance % Public Private 4 year

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Graceland University Lamoni
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Lamoni, IA
 

Graceland University Lamoni

Private 4 Year

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83% Acceptance Rate

#13 Best Private Colleges in Iowa

  • 1,195enrollment
  • $16,632net price
  • 880-1120SAT range
  • 16-24ACT range
  • 3.22Avg GPA

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Cornell College
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Mount Vernon, IA

Cornell College

Private 4 Year

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81% Acceptance Rate

#8 Best Private Colleges in Iowa

  • 1,084enrollment
  • $25,850net price
  • 1150-1318SAT range
  • 23-30ACT range
  • 3.53Avg GPA

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Central College
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Pella, IA

Central College

Private 4 Year

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79% Acceptance Rate

#10 Best Private Colleges in Iowa

  • 1,095enrollment
  • $22,499net price
  • 935-1205SAT range
  • 19-25ACT range
  • 3.52Avg GPA

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Mount Mercy University
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Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy University

Private 4 Year

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79% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 1,451enrollment
  • $23,972net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.5Avg GPA

Applications Due Aug 15

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