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Dr. Allen Grove is an Alfred University English professor and a college admissions expert with over 20 years of experience helping students transition to college.
Updated on April 09, 2020The University of Iowa is a public research university with an acceptance rate of 83%. U of I straddles the Iowa River in Iowa City. The university is made up of 8 different colleges and has highly-ranked programs in nursing, creative writing, and art. The university's strengths in the liberal arts and sciences earned it a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. The Iowa Hawkeyes compete in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference.
Considering applying to University of Iowa? Here are the admissions statistics you should know, including average SAT/ACT scores and GPAs of admitted students.
During the 2018-19 admissions cycle, University of Iowa had an acceptance rate of 83%. This means that for every 100 students who applied, 83 students were admitted, making U of I's admissions process somewhat competitive.
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The admissions data in the graph is self-reported by applicants to University of Iowa. GPAs are unweighted. Find out how you compare to accepted students, see the real-time graph, and calculate your chances of getting in with a free Cappex account.
The University of Iowa, which accepts over three-quarters of applicants, has a somewhat selective admissions process. If your SAT/ACT scores and GPA fall within the school's average ranges, you have a strong chance of being accepted. U of I also requires that applicants complete a core high school curriculum. Note that some programs at University of Iowa are more selective than others, and curriculum requirements vary depending on intended program of study. The admission bar for the College of Nursing and Tippie College of Business is higher than that for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. While U of I does not require a personal statement, applicants may choose to submit one if they believe it will add to their application.
In the graph above, the blue and green dots represent accepted students. You can see that the majority of successful applicants had high school grades in the "A" or "B" range, ACT composite scores of 20 or higher, and combined SAT scores of 1000 or better. The higher those grades and test scores, the better your chances are of receiving an acceptance letter from U of I.
