Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
UIowa requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1240
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 19340 admitted students 800 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
18%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1130-1350. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 570 and 680, while 25% scored below 570 and another 25% scored above 680.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 560 and 670, while 25% scored below 560 and 25% achieved a score of 670. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1240 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to UIowa.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them within the top 37% nationally.
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Reading and Writing
570-680 -
Math
560-670
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
26
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 19340 admitted students 2944 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
65%
Similar to the SAT, UIowa requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 65% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 22 and 29, with 25% scoring above 29 and another 25% scoring below 22.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
21-29 -
Math
21-28 -
Composite
22-29
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$40
Undergraduate$60
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UIowa during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UIowa received a total of 22,434 applications. These applications included 9,599 male applicants and 12,835 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 22,434 applicants, UIowa admitted 19,340 students. Among the admitted students, there were 8,077 males and 11,263 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 4,521 students chose to enroll at UIowa. This means that 4,521 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,827 were male and 2,694 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UIowa had an overall acceptance rate of 86% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 84% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 88%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UIowa had an overall yield rate of 23% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 23%, and for female admitted students, it was 24%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UIowa over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
University of Iowa uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
Neither required nor recommended
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of Iowa.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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