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Iowa State University has an acceptance rate of 90% . Of those admitted, 29% go on to enroll. The application fee is $40 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $40
  • Number of Applicants: 21,919
  • Percent Admitted: 90%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 29%
  Total Male Female
Number of applicants 21,919 11,596 10,323
Percent admitted 90% 90% 91%
Percent admitted who enrolled 29% 31% 27%

Admissions Selectivity: Less Selective

This institution admits more than 75% of its applicants.

Iowa State University Admissions Considerations

  Required Recommended Considered but not Required
Secondary School GPA ✔      
Secondary School Record ✔      
Recommendations      
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT) ✔      
TOEFL (if applicable) ✔      

Iowa State University Test Scores

Iowa State University SAT Scores

SAT Range 1090 – 1350
SAT Average 1220
SAT 25th Percentile 1090
SAT 75th Percentile 1350

Iowa State University ACT Scores

ACT Range 21 – 28
ACT Average 25
ACT 25th Percentile 21
ACT 75th Percentile 28

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.