Iowa State University
IA · Public · Midwest · National university · 26,073 undergraduates (large)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† This school has no early round, so the regular rate equals the overall admit rate.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Not stated
- ACT
- Not stated
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional for fall 2027 entry. Superscoring is mentioned for resident scholarships only.
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; school doesn’t say when official scores are due
You can self-report or send official scores. The school’s page doesn’t say when official scores are required.
The page does not say when official scores are required.
School’s words: “Students may choose whether to self-report their ACT, SAT, or CLT scores when applying for admission.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 16,796 | 92.1% | Not reported | 100% | 17% | 87% | Not reported | 22-28 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 17,882 | 88.4% | Not reported | 100% | 17% | 85% | ERW 480-630, Math 530-680 | Not reported | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 18,550 | 91.1% | Not reported | 76% | 13% | 63% | 1100-1320 | 21-28 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 19,776 | 90.2% | Not reported | 69% | 12% | 57% | 1100-1350 | 21-28 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 20,496 | 89.1% | Not reported | 61% | 10% | 51% | 1120-1330 | 21-28 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 20,475 | 88.7% | Not reported | 59% | 13% | 46% | 1130-1350 | 21-28 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 21,652 | 87.9% | Not reported | 57% | 12% | 45% | 1153-1360 | 21-28 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Required2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS