University of Northern Iowa Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

The University of Northern Iowa's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 92.7%, with 5,360 applicants and 4,971 accepted. This reflects a slight decline from 94% in 2023 and 94.9% in 2022, indicating a narrowing acceptance trend over the past few years. Comparatively, the acceptance rate for 2021 was significantly lower at 85.8%, down from 94.9% in 2022. This suggests that the competitiveness of admissions has fluctuated, yet the university remains highly accessible with rates consistently above 79% since 2019.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	5,360	4,971	92.7%	-	92.7%
2023	4,933	4,638	94%	-	94%
2022	4,594	4,362	94.9%	-	94.9%
2021	4,772	4,094	85.8%	-	85.8%
2020	5,034	3,984	79.1%	-	79.1%
2019	4,701	3,716	79%	-	79%
2018	5,129	4,167	81.2%	-	81.2%
2017	5,494	4,441	80.8%	-	80.8%
2016	5,287	4,346	82.2%	-	82.2%
2015	5,364	4,271	79.6%	-	79.6%

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