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University of Northern Iowa Overview

University of Northern Iowa is a public institution situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The location of UNI is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is University of Northern Iowa Known For?

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$26,526 Avg Cost After Aid
86% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at UNI have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The highest award offered at UNI is the doctor's degree.
  • In <nil>, 79% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UNI with a bachelor's degree make about $51,651 a year. That's 27% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is University of Northern Iowa?

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Contact details for UNI are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1227 W 27Th St, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0005
Phone: 319-273-2311
Website: www.uni.edu

How Do I Get Into UNI?

You can apply to UNI online at: https://admissions.uni.edu/application

Admission Requirements for UNI

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNI?

86% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
3% Submit SAT Scores
UNI has the high acceptance rate of 86%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Average Test Scores

About 3% of students accepted to UNI submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 580. Math scores were between 490 and 610.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Northern Iowa  ( 490 to 580 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Northern Iowa  ( 490 to 610 )
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800
UNI received ACT scores from 66% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

ACT English Scores for University of Northern Iowa  ( 19 to 25 )
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ACT Math Scores for University of Northern Iowa  ( 18 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Northern Iowa  ( 20 to 26 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Northern Iowa?

$26,526 Net Price
47% Take Out Loans
1.1% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UNI is $26,526. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UNI, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $6,417 a year. That adds up to $25,668 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UNI is 1.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Northern Iowa Undergraduate Student Diversity

7,290 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,967 undergraduate students at UNI, with 7,290 being full-time and 677 being part-time.

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There are also 1,250 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,290 full-time undergraduates at UNI, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 95
Black or African American 178
Hispanic or Latino 376
White 6,176
International Students 94
Other Races/Ethnicities 371

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at University of Northern Iowa. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at UNI. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Mexico.

Online Learning at University of Northern Iowa

767 Took All Classes Online
4,979 Took At Least One Class Online
11.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 33 master’s degree programs available online at UNI. In 2020-2021, 4,979 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UNI has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 12th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UNI

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Northern Iowa was 11.1%. This is the #1,348 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UNI regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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