Highest SAT colleges in Iowa

19 colleges ranked by average SAT

These 19 highest-scoring colleges in Iowa, ranked by average SAT, run from 910 at Morningside University to 1,486 at Grinnell College. 3 are public and 16 are private.

#	College	Type	Avg SAT	Acceptance	Net price / yr
1	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Private	1,486	13%	$15,608
2	Simpson College Indianola, IA	Private	1,410	89%	$22,231
3	Drake University Des Moines, IA	Private	1,288	64%	$30,042
4	Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA	Private	1,246	81%	$25,079
5	Luther College Decorah, IA	Private	1,238	73%	$25,635
6	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	Public	1,220	85%	$21,398
7	Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA	Private	1,206	71%	$19,155
8	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Public	1,199	89%	$18,165
9	Dordt University Sioux Center, IA	Private	1,175	71%	$25,383
10	Wartburg College Waverly, IA	Private	1,136	99%	$22,604
11	Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA	Private	1,120	79%	$23,435
12	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Public	1,120	94%	$14,609
13	University of Dubuque Dubuque, IA	Private	1,119	87%	$23,250
14	Central College Pella, IA	Private	1,115	79%	$22,353
15	Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA	Private	1,090	72%	$18,321
16	Clarke University Dubuque, IA	Private	1,060	68%	$20,068
17	William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA	Private	996	57%	$22,115
18	Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA	Private	929	93%	$23,172
19	Morningside University Sioux City, IA	Private	910	71%	$23,169

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