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University of Iowa Overview

University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is University of Iowa Known For?

5,766 Undergraduate Awards
$37,424 Avg Cost After Aid
86% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Iowa.
  • In a recent academic period87% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Iowa makes roughly $64,762 a year. This is 59% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University of Iowa?

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Contact details for Iowa are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 101 Jessup Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242-1316
Phone: 319-335-3500
Website: uiowa.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/universityofiowa
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/uiowa

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How Do I Get Into Iowa?

You can apply to Iowa online at: https://admissions.uiowa.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Iowa

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Iowa?

86% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
21% Submit SAT Scores
Since Iowa has an acceptance rate of 86%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 21% of students accepted to Iowa submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 670. Math scores were between 560 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Iowa  ( 570 to 670 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Iowa  ( 560 to 670 )
200
800
Iowa received ACT scores from 63% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

ACT English Scores for University of Iowa  ( 21 to 29 )
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ACT Composite Scores for University of Iowa  ( 22 to 28 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Iowa?

$37,424 Net Price
46% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Iowa is $37,424. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Iowa, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $8,853 a year. That adds up to $35,412 over four years for those students.

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University of Iowa Undergraduate Student Diversity

20,227 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 22,304 undergraduate students at Iowa, with 20,227 being full-time and 2,077 being part-time.

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There are also 8,014 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 20,227 full-time undergraduates at Iowa, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Iowa students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 912
Black or African American 597
Hispanic or Latino 1,677
White 15,092
International Students 748
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,201

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at University of Iowa. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 105 countries are represented at Iowa. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

University of Iowa Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 201 290 475 6 972
Health & Physical Education 543 20 39 6 608
Finance & Financial Management 391 103 0 0 494
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 183 90 141 4 418
Behavioral Science 327 0 24 7 358
Marketing 301 46 0 0 347
Nursing 229 13 15 68 325
Social Work 38 50 138 3 229
Liberal Arts General Studies 191 8 0 0 199
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 114 75 7 1 197
Public Health 57 45 84 7 193
Accounting 143 0 28 0 171
Teacher Education Grade Specific 155 13 0 2 170
Human Resource Management 169 0 0 0 169
Law 0 0 0 168 168
Communication & Media Studies 161 0 1 5 167
English Literature (Other) 148 10 1 0 159
Medicine 0 0 0 151 151
Political Science & Government 139 0 6 5 150
Economics 126 0 0 5 131
Mechanical Engineering 101 10 14 4 129
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 11 0 118 129
Fine & Studio Arts 91 0 38 0 129
Journalism 95 2 24 1 122
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 118 0 0 118
Teacher Education Subject Specific 77 0 38 3 118
Biomedical Engineering 99 0 8 9 116
General Biology 107 0 2 6 115
Computer Science 110 0 0 0 110
Communication Sciences 67 0 35 7 109
Hospitality Management 0 98 0 0 98
Allied Health Professions 47 28 23 0 98
Mathematics 79 0 9 6 94
Music 52 0 22 15 89
Criminology 88 0 0 0 88
Dentistry 0 0 0 84 84
Computer Engineering 60 0 15 7 82
Writing Studies 0 22 58 0 80
Chemistry 43 0 12 21 76
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 67 0 0 7 74
Drama & Theater Arts 55 0 14 0 69
General English Literature 58 0 4 3 65
Library & Information Science 0 14 48 0 62
Sustainability Science 0 55 7 0 62
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 60 0 1 1 62
Civil Engineering 45 0 11 4 60
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 7 0 7 45 59
Computer Information Systems 23 0 26 8 57
History 52 0 3 2 57
Natural Resources Conservation 56 0 0 0 56
Ethnic Studies 11 41 0 0 52
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 37 0 0 14 51
Chemical Engineering 39 0 3 8 50
Romance Languages 41 0 7 1 49
Applied Mathematics 0 0 40 9 49
Educational Administration 0 0 31 16 47
Sociology 33 0 10 4 47
Industrial Engineering 33 0 9 3 45
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 17 4 20 2 43
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 43 0 0 0 43
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 6 28 6 40
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 25 0 2 12 39
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 17 20 2 39
Anthropology 35 0 2 2 39
Electrical Engineering 37 0 0 0 37
Statistics 22 0 13 2 37
Interdisciplinary Studies 37 0 0 0 37
International Business 0 36 0 0 36
Physics 18 0 7 8 33
Insurance 0 30 0 0 30
Environmental Engineering 17 0 4 7 28
International Relations & National Security 22 6 0 0 28
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 7 13 7 27
Educational Assessment 0 10 8 9 27
General Education 0 0 27 0 27
Other Health Professions 0 11 14 0 25
Geological & Earth Sciences 15 0 7 3 25
Philosophy 22 0 1 1 24
Area Studies 15 4 1 2 22
Museum Studies 0 22 0 0 22
International Studies 21 0 0 0 21
Dance 15 0 4 0 19
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 14 0 14
Other Education 0 0 13 0 13
Student Counseling 0 0 9 4 13
Geography & Cartography 6 3 2 2 13
Public Administration 0 0 12 0 12
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 7 4 11
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 11 0 11
Classical & Ancient Studies 11 0 0 0 11
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 8 1 1 10
Special Education 0 0 6 3 9
Systems Theory 9 0 0 0 9
Gerontology 0 8 0 0 8
Astronomy & Astrophysics 5 0 3 0 8
Education Philosophy 0 0 1 6 7
Classical Languages & Literature 5 1 1 0 7
Data Science 7 0 0 0 7
Religious Studies 5 0 2 0 7
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 7 7
General Engineering 0 5 0 1 6
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 6 0 6
Legal Research 0 0 5 1 6
Other Visual Art 0 6 0 0 6
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 5 5
Genetics 0 0 0 4 4
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 4 4
Germanic Languages 4 0 0 0 4
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 4 0 0 4
General Social Sciences 0 4 0 0 4
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 3 0 0 0 3
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 2 0 0 2
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 1 0 0 0 1
Medical Science 0 0 1 0 1
Medieval Studies 0 1 0 0 1
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 0
Other Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 0 0 0 0 0
Cognitive Science 0 0 0 0 0
Nutrition Science 0 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
Sacred Music 0 0 0 0 0
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5,766 1,357 1,743 949 9,815

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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