University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
University of Iowa admitted 25,131 of 31,454 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (79.9%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at University of Iowa
Three things University of Iowa published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
University of Iowa files test scores under “very important”.
That is the school’s own placement on the grid it publishes every year. 22% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
1 admitted from a waitlist of 12.
1 students accepted a place on that list, and 1 was admitted from it, 100% of the students who waited. A waitlist offer here is not a near-miss anyone can plan around.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
22% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 60% sent an ACT. University of Iowa files test scores under “very important”.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
79.9%
25,131 admitted of 31,454 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
SAT, middle 50%
1130–1320
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
ACT, middle 50%
21–28
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Average GPA of admitted students
3.86
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
22%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
60%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Where do you actually stand at University of Iowa?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What University of Iowa says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Course rigorvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Test scoresvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Class rankconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Not considered
- Essay
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Legacy
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Demonstrated interest
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
The waitlist, as the school reported it
Published counts, including the ones schools rarely lead with.
- Offered a waitlist place
- 12
- Accepted the place
- 1
- Admitted from the waitlist
- 1
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $22,531 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $15,316
- $30k–$48k
- $15,489
- $48k–$75k
- $19,930
- $75k–$110k
- $23,811
- Over $110k
- $26,266
Source: the College Scorecard
Essays on this application
1 essay prompt on the application: 1 not yet confirmed.
A prompt we have not yet confirmed is counted on its own rather than called optional, treating an unconfirmed prompt as optional is how a student skips an essay their college expects.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Early ActionNovember 2, 2026
Verified July 13, 2026
- Regular DecisionFebruary 1, 2027
Verified October 3, 2026 · Source
- Rolling AdmissionJuly 1, 2027
Verified July 13, 2026
More colleges on the record
Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.
Other colleges in Iowa
The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.
Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.
Build the list this school belongs on.
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