Top 72 universities in Iowa | United States: Rankings & Acceptance rate

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
1	Iowa State University	Ames	89%
2	University of Iowa	Iowa City	86%
3	University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls	81%
4	Palmer College of Chiropractic	Davenport
5	Drake University	Des Moines	69%
6	Grinnell College	Grinnell	29%
7	Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology	Cedar Rapids
8	Purdue University Global	Davenport
9	Buena Vista University	Storm Lake	64%
10	Luther College	Decorah	65%

11	Saint Ambrose University	Davenport	61%
12	Maharishi University of Management	Fairfield	89%
13	Cornell College	Mount Vernon	65%
14	Central College	Pella	70%
15	Kirkwood Community College	Cedar Rapids
16	Des Moines Area Community College	Ankeny
17	Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center	Des Moines
18	Simpson College	Indianola	84%
19	Purdue University Global - Davenport	Davenport
20	Northwestern College	Orange City	68%
21	Wartburg College	Waverly	77%
22	Morningside College	Sioux City	55%
23	Dordt College	Sioux Center	72%
24	University of Dubuque	Dubuque	74%
25	Coe College	Cedar Rapids	56%
26	Loras College	Dubuque	95%
27	Upper Iowa University	Fayette	56%
28	Clarke University	Dubuque	63%
29	Mount Mercy University	Cedar Rapids	57%
30	Graceland University - Lamoni	Lamoni	56%
31	Waldorf University	Forest City	72%
32	Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary	Ankeny	60%
33	Western Iowa Tech Community College	Sioux City
34	North Iowa Area Community College	Mason City
35	Eastern Iowa Community College District	Davenport
36	Northeast Iowa Community College	Calmar
37	Indian Hills Community College	Ottumwa
38	Iowa Central Community College	Fort Dodge
39	Grand View University	Des Moines	93%
40	Hawkeye Community College	Waterloo
41	Iowa Lakes Community College	Estherville
42	Iowa Western Community College	Council Bluffs
43	Briar Cliff University	Sioux City	65%
44	William Penn University	Oskaloosa	54%
45	Southwestern Community College - Iowa	Creston
46	Southeastern Community College - Iowa	West Burlington
47	Allen College	Waterloo
48	Wartburg Theological Seminary	Dubuque
49	Emmaus Bible College	Dubuque	58%
50	Northwest Iowa Community College	Sheldon

51	Mercy College of Health Sciences	Des Moines	96%
52	Iowa Wesleyan University	Mount Pleasant	50%
53	Divine Word College	Epworth	100%
54	PCI Academy - Ames	Ames
55	Purdue University Global - Mason City	Mason City
56	Aveda Institute-Des Moines	West Des Moines
57	La James International College - Johnston	Johnston
58	St Luke's College	Sioux City	27%
59	Capri College - Dubuque	Dubuque
60	Shiloh University	Kalona	100%
61	Carlson College of Massage Therapy	Anamosa
62	Hamilton Technical College	Davenport
63	E Q School of Hair Design	Council Bluffs
64	Iowa School of Beauty - Des Moines	Des Moines
65	American College of Hairstyling - Des Moines	Des Moines
66	Faust Institute of Cosmetology - Storm Lake	Storm Lake
67	American Hair Academy	Mt. Pleasant
68	The Salon Professional Academy - Iowa City	Iowa City
69	Marshalltown Community College	Marshalltown
70	Ellsworth Community College	Iowa Falls
71	La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology	Mason City
72	The Salon Professional Academy - Cedar Falls	Cedar Falls