2025-2026
Accept rate
79.9%
- Applicants
- 31,454
- Admits
- 25,131
- Enrolled
- 5,561
- Yield
- 22.1%
Total Applications
31,454
2025-2026
Acceptance Rate
79.9%
2025-2026
Enrolled Students
5,561
2025-2026
SAT Middle 50%
1130-1320
2025-2026
University of Iowa Admissions at a Glance
University of Iowa received 31,454 applications for 2025-2026 and admitted 79.9% of applicants; 5,561 admitted students enrolled (a 22.1% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 84.1% in 2016-2017. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1130–1320 on the SAT and 21–28 on the ACT.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2024-2025
Accept rate
83.6%
- Applicants
- 27,770
- Admits
- 23,222
- Enrolled
- 5,208
- Yield
- 22.4%
2023-2024
Accept rate
84.7%
- Applicants
- 25,682
- Admits
- 21,746
- Enrolled
- 5,064
- Yield
- 23.3%
2022-2023
Accept rate
86.0%
- Applicants
- 25,729
- Admits
- 22,128
- Enrolled
- 5,178
- Yield
- 23.4%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 31,454 | 25,131 | 5,561 | 79.9% | 22.1% |
| 2024-2025 | 27,770 | 23,222 | 5,208 | 83.6% | 22.4% |
| 2023-2024 | 25,682 | 21,746 | 5,064 | 84.7% | 23.3% |
| 2022-2023 | 25,729 | 22,128 | 5,178 | 86.0% | 23.4% |
| 2021-2022 | 22,434 | 19,340 | 4,521 | 86.2% | 23.4% |
| 2020-2021 | 24,132 | 20,338 | 4,510 | 84.3% | 22.2% |
| 2019-2020 | 25,928 | 21,404 | 4,986 | 82.5% | 23.3% |
| 2018-2019 | 26,706 | 22,077 | 4,806 | 82.7% | 21.8% |
| 2017-2018 | 27,734 | 23,862 | 5,027 | 86.0% | 21.1% |
| 2016-2017 | 28,494 | 23,967 | 5,643 | 84.1% | 23.5% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1130
50th Percentile
1230
75th Percentile
1320
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal Cost
Students Receiving Aid
40%
Need Fully Met
13%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$25,302
2024-2025 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$9,565
Fees
$2,057
Room & Board
$13,680
Change Since 2016
+35%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
23,407
Total Enrollment
31,563
International
1%
Students of Color
26%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Very Important
- Application essay
- Not Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Not Considered
- Talent/ability
- Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Not Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Not Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Not Considered
- Work experience
- Not Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||