Acceptance Rate History
University of Iowa Acceptance Rate: 80.0% in 2025 (2013–2025 history)
IA · Current rate: 80.0%
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What is University of Iowa's acceptance rate in 2025?
University of Iowa's acceptance rate in 2025 is 80.0%, down from 83.6% in 2024.
Common Data Set 2025-2026
What is University of Iowa's out-of-state acceptance rate?
- In-state: 84.6% (4,984 admitted of 5,892 applicants)
- Out-of-state: 81.1% (19,510 admitted of 24,060 applicants)
- International: 42.4% (637 admitted of 1,502 applicants)
Out-of-state applicants were admitted at about the same rate as in-state applicants. International applicants were admitted at a lower rate than in-state applicants.
Fall 2025 · University of Iowa Common Data Set (2025-26), section C1. Rates are our calculation from the counts the college reported.
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.0% | 31,364 | 25,080 |
| 2024 | 83.6% | 27,770 | 23,222 |
| 2023 | 84.7% | 25,682 | 21,746 |
| 2022 | 86.0% | 25,729 | 22,128 |
| 2021 | 86.2% | 22,434 | 19,340 |
| 2020 | 84.3% | 24,132 | 20,338 |
| 2019 | 82.6% | 25,928 | 21,404 |
| 2018 | 82.7% | 26,706 | 22,077 |
| 2017 | 86.0% | 27,734 | 23,862 |
| 2016 | 84.1% | 28,494 | 23,967 |
| 2015 | 80.7% | 26,222 | 21,171 |
| 2014 | 81.0% | 24,097 | 19,506 |
| 2013 | 80.2% | 21,642 | 17,363 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $15,316/yr · Family income over $110k: $26,266/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Aid for international students
University of Iowa's average institutional aid award to international undergraduates was $23,085 (2025-2026 Common Data Set).
These figures describe only the international students who actually received aid — not what a typical international admit can expect. International students outside this group pay the full sticker price.
Source: official Common Data Set filing
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1130–1330
College Scorecard 2024
Admitted students at University of Iowa scored between 1130 and 1330 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read these numbers
- The 2025 rate covers University of Iowa's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1130–1330 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1130, and a quarter scored above 1330.
- The table above holds 13 reported years, 2013 through 2025. Across them University of Iowa's rate ranged from 80.0% to 86.2%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
Where do you stand?
School
University of Iowa
University of Iowa
SAT
Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1130–1330.
GPA
No published GPA data for this school.
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Trend Analysis
University of Iowa's acceptance rate has remained relatively stable at around 80.0% from 2013 to 2025. The most notable shift occurred in 2025.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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Data sourced from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Does not represent endorsements or guarantee admission outcomes.