Top 71 universities in Iowa | United States: Rankings & Acceptance rate

Rank 🏆	University name	Acceptance rate Acc. rate	City
1	Iowa State University	89%	Ames
2	University of Iowa	86%	Iowa City
3	University of Northern Iowa	81%	Cedar Falls
4	Palmer College of Chiropractic		Davenport
5	Drake University	69%	Des Moines
6	Grinnell College	29%	Grinnell
7	Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology		Cedar Rapids
8	Buena Vista University	64%	Storm Lake
9	Luther College	65%	Decorah
10	Saint Ambrose University	61%	Davenport
11	Maharishi University of Management	89%	Fairfield
12	Cornell College	65%	Mount Vernon
13	Central College	70%	Pella
14	Kirkwood Community College		Cedar Rapids
15	Des Moines Area Community College		Ankeny
16	Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center		Des Moines
17	Simpson College	84%	Indianola
18	Purdue University Global - Davenport		Davenport
19	Northwestern College	68%	Orange City
20	Wartburg College	77%	Waverly
21	Morningside College	55%	Sioux City
22	Dordt College	72%	Sioux Center
23	University of Dubuque	74%	Dubuque
24	Coe College	56%	Cedar Rapids
25	Loras College	95%	Dubuque
26	Upper Iowa University	56%	Fayette
27	Clarke University	63%	Dubuque
28	Mount Mercy University	57%	Cedar Rapids
29	Graceland University - Lamoni	56%	Lamoni
30	Waldorf University	72%	Forest City
31	Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary	60%	Ankeny
32	Western Iowa Tech Community College		Sioux City
33	North Iowa Area Community College		Mason City
34	Eastern Iowa Community College District		Davenport
35	Indian Hills Community College		Ottumwa
36	Northeast Iowa Community College		Calmar
37	Iowa Central Community College		Fort Dodge
38	Grand View University	93%	Des Moines
39	Hawkeye Community College		Waterloo
40	Iowa Lakes Community College		Estherville
41	Iowa Western Community College		Council Bluffs
42	Briar Cliff University	65%	Sioux City
43	William Penn University	54%	Oskaloosa
44	Southwestern Community College - Iowa		Creston
45	Southeastern Community College - Iowa		West Burlington
46	Allen College		Waterloo
47	Wartburg Theological Seminary		Dubuque
48	Emmaus Bible College	58%	Dubuque
49	Northwest Iowa Community College		Sheldon
50	Mercy College of Health Sciences	96%	Des Moines
51	Iowa Wesleyan University	50%	Mount Pleasant
52	Divine Word College	100%	Epworth
53	PCI Academy - Ames		Ames
54	Purdue University Global - Mason City		Mason City
55	Aveda Institute - Des Moines		West Des Moines
56	La James International College - Johnston		Johnston
57	St Luke's College	27%	Sioux City
58	Capri College - Dubuque		Dubuque
59	Shiloh University	100%	Kalona
60	Carlson College of Massage Therapy		Anamosa
61	Hamilton Technical College		Davenport
62	E Q School of Hair Design		Council Bluffs
63	American College of Hairstyling - Des Moines		Des Moines
64	Iowa School of Beauty - Des Moines		Des Moines
65	American Hair Academy		Mount Pleasant
66	Faust Institute of Cosmetology - Storm Lake		Storm Lake
67	The Salon Professional Academy - Iowa City		Iowa City
68	Marshalltown Community College		Marshalltown
69	Ellsworth Community College		Iowa Falls
70	La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology		Mason City
71	The Salon Professional Academy - Cedar Falls		Cedar Falls

Closest to Iowa states

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Missouri	143	45
Wisconsin	85	19
Illinois	205	28
Minnesota	94	18
Kansas	66	87
Nebraska	42	49
Indiana	82	13
South Dakota	26	302
Michigan	131	17
Arkansas	73	132
Oklahoma	95	98
Kentucky	76	58
North Dakota	25	191
Ohio	242	39
Tennessee	139	61
Mississippi	49	148
West Virginia	66	108
Colorado	80	42
Alabama	71	101
Wyoming	10	158
Louisiana	91	93
Pennsylvania	291	11
Virginia	122	37
Georgia	120	51
North Carolina	149	14
Texas	279	16
South Carolina	78	92
District of Columbia	19	72
Maryland	72	25
New Mexico	37	86
Montana	29	159
New York	393	5
Delaware	13	79
New Jersey	110	10
Utah	52	53
Vermont	25	121
Connecticut	59	9
Idaho	27	145
Massachusetts	144	1
New Hampshire	37	69
Rhode Island	17	78
Arizona	79	35
Florida	263	27
Maine	34	135
Nevada	23	125
Washington	87	6
Oregon	66	74
California	562	3
Puerto Rico	108	273
Virgin Islands	1	1045
Alaska	10	150
Hawaii	21	57
American Samoa	1	2810
Federated States of Micronesia	1	2337
Northern Marianas	1	2701
Guam	3	775