University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 21,198
Graduate Enrollment: 8,301
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Small City (<100k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential // full-time, selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 86.21%

Male/Female: 44% / 56% (2017)

First generation college students: 22.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 3.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.2% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,236
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1130 - 1350

2022 Median Admit ACT: 26
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 22 - 29

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 50.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 31.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 22.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 16.2% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 74.3%
Black: 3.0%
Hispanic: 8.5%
Asian: 4.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.8%
Non-resident alien: 2.6%
Unknown race: 2.6%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $25,376
In-State tuition: $9,942
Out-of-State tuition: $31,905

Estimated books and supplies: $950 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $11,780 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,686 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,652 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,686 (2022)

Average Family Income: $97,678 (2017)
Median Family Income: $72,993 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 18.9%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 41.1%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $22,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $239 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $13,772
$30k-48k $14,089
$48k-75k $18,317
$75k-110k $20,690
$110k+ $22,754

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 56%
6-year graduation rate: 74%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.4% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $22,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,750 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $18,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $19,451 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 76.4% (2015)
@3 year 79.4% (2017)
@5 year 82.6% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 57.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 62.2% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $44,564 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $57,730 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Master's Degree History. 5
Doctoral Degree History. 5
Master's Degree Education, Other. 4
Doctoral Degree Engineering, General. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. 39 $1,040 $208,935 ($17,411)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 55 $24,000 $253 $33,256 ($2,771) $48,825 ($4,069)
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 19 $27,000 $286 $26,460 ($2,205)
Master's Degree Area Studies. 1
Doctoral Degree Area Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 15 $27,000 $286 $31,116 ($2,593)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 67
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 190 $25,814 $242 $38,581 ($3,215) $56,246 ($4,687)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 1
Doctoral Degree Communication and Media Studies. 4
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 157 $25,907 $254 $35,172 ($2,931) $49,005 ($4,084)
Master's Degree Journalism. 26 $250 $64,808 ($5,401)
Doctoral Degree Journalism. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Journalism. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Engineering, General. 10
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 17
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 174 $26,025 $270 $59,761 ($4,980) $76,915 ($6,410)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 26
Doctoral Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 9
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer and Information Sciences, General. 11
Master's Degree Education, General. 29 $268
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 25 $181 $58,373 ($4,864) $61,851 ($5,154)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 47
Master's Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 8
Doctoral Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 2
Master's Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 1
Doctoral Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 4
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 2
Doctoral Degree Special Education and Teaching. 9
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 9 $47,189 ($3,932) $51,749 ($4,312)
Doctoral Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 9
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 118 $27,000 $286 $42,081 ($3,507) $45,931 ($3,828)
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 20
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 5 $25,000 $267 $46,195 ($3,850)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 20 $50,897 ($4,241) $50,092 ($4,174)
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 6
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 129 $27,000 $286 $59,375 ($4,948) $76,896 ($6,408)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 5
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 8
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 41 $27,000 $286 $68,913 ($5,743) $79,778 ($6,648)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 4
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 6
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 57 $27,000 $286 $65,086 ($5,424) $74,841 ($6,237)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 3
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 6
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 26 $19,500 $207
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 10
Doctoral Degree Computer Engineering. 8
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 53 $25,875 $257 $78,071 ($6,506) $90,600 ($7,550)
Bachelor's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 2
Master's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 10
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 102 $23,109 $243 $65,944 ($5,495) $76,903 ($6,409)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 5
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mechanical Engineering. 3
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Engineering. 46 $22,540 $227 $70,527 ($5,877) $83,890 ($6,991)
Master's Degree Industrial Engineering. 3
Doctoral Degree Industrial Engineering. 1
Master's Degree Engineering, Other. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Engineering, Other. 2
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 22 $27,000 $217
Doctoral Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 2
Bachelor's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 7
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 50 $23,702 $246 $27,259 ($2,272) $53,160 ($4,430)
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 8
Doctoral Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 6
Master's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
Doctoral Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate American Sign Language. 9
First Professional Degree Law. 141 $913 $69,147 ($5,762) $94,146 ($7,846)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 9
Doctoral Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 82 $22,000 $216 $30,590 ($2,549) $41,302 ($3,442)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 10
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 10 $53,964 ($4,497)
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 57 $30,315 ($2,526) $39,506 ($3,292)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 53
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 6
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. 107 $24,386 $236 $20,367 ($1,697)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. 13
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 194 $25,269 $232 $40,644 ($3,387) $50,705 ($4,225)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 3
Master's Degree Library Science and Administration. 32 $489 $46,937 ($3,911) $53,713 ($4,476)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 121 $25,512 $243 $27,462 ($2,289) $47,525 ($3,960)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 2
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 49 $21,626 $228 $35,334 ($2,945)
Master's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 1
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 21
Bachelor's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 18 $33,000 ($2,750)
Doctoral Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 5
Doctoral Degree Genetics. 5
Doctoral Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 5
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 8
Doctoral Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 4
Master's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 5
Doctoral Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 3
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 118 $21,738 $223 $55,941 ($4,662) $72,728 ($6,061)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 16
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 10
Master's Degree Applied Mathematics. 12
Doctoral Degree Applied Mathematics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 56 $20,411 $216 $74,920 ($6,243)
Master's Degree Statistics. 10
Doctoral Degree Statistics. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Gerontology. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Medieval and Renaissance Studies. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Museology/Museum Studies. 23
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 40 $25,242 $231 $19,296 ($1,608) $47,719 ($3,977)
Bachelor's Degree Classical and Ancient Studies. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. 10
Master's Degree Sustainability Studies. 18
Graduate/Professional Certificate Sustainability Studies. 69
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 147 $24,929 $231 $39,397 ($3,283) $55,833 ($4,653)
Master's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 4
Doctoral Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 18
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 18 $76,534 ($6,378) $88,599 ($7,383)
Bachelor's Degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. 52 $25,691 $265 $31,991 ($2,666) $48,348 ($4,029)
Master's Degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 653 $24,250 $236 $30,569 ($2,547) $52,028 ($4,336)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 30 $42,649 ($3,554)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 14
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 27 $26,260 $269
Master's Degree Philosophy. 5
Doctoral Degree Philosophy. 3
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 12
Master's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Astronomy and Astrophysics. 6
Master's Degree Astronomy and Astrophysics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 40 $25,956 $272 $40,171 ($3,348)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 8
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 23
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 18
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 6
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 4
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 18
Master's Degree Physics. 2
Doctoral Degree Physics. 9
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 254 $24,398 $237 $31,541 ($2,628) $45,188 ($3,766)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 7
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 9
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 2
Master's Degree Sociology. 3
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 45 $25,180 $238 $31,687 ($2,641) $46,843 ($3,904)
Master's Degree Social Work. 86 $492 $45,396 ($3,783) $54,235 ($4,520)
Doctoral Degree Social Work. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Social Work. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Social Sciences, General. 8
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 43 $25,696 $257 $27,876 ($2,323) $36,836 ($3,070)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 2
Doctoral Degree Anthropology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Criminology. 60 $23,250 $228 $36,680 ($3,057)
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 184 $22,407 $217 $47,878 ($3,990) $66,230 ($5,519)
Doctoral Degree Economics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 22 $23,904 $207 $42,559 ($3,547)
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 4
Doctoral Degree Geography and Cartography. 2
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 33 $26,030 $229 $37,852 ($3,154) $57,275 ($4,773)
Graduate/Professional Certificate International Relations and National Security Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 114 $24,250 $228 $38,147 ($3,179) $54,752 ($4,563)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 11
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 2
Master's Degree Medical Illustration and Informatics. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Medical Illustration and Informatics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 59 $28,000 $265 $56,937 ($4,745) $59,361 ($4,947)
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 24 $108,120 ($9,010)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 29 $1,139 $108,103 ($9,009)
Bachelor's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 4
First Professional Degree Medicine. 142 $2,014 $61,288 ($5,107) $109,976 ($9,165)
Master's Degree Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. 5
Master's Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 5
Doctoral Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 14
First Professional Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 102 $1,673 $89,246 ($7,437) $128,012 ($10,668)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 8
Master's Degree Public Health. 114 $431 $68,128 ($5,677) $99,099 ($8,258)
Doctoral Degree Public Health. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Health. 20
Master's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 9 $49,175 ($4,098)
Doctoral Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 38 $850 $69,987 ($5,832) $74,683 ($6,224)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 224 $24,811 $188 $61,488 ($5,124) $64,690 ($5,391)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 10
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 39 $1,364 $113,748 ($9,479) $121,799 ($10,150)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 11 $123,850 ($10,321)
Master's Degree Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. 20 $41,276 ($3,440)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. 11
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 204 $23,750 $227 $42,429 ($3,536) $66,009 ($5,501)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 325 $481 $103,133 ($8,594) $129,359 ($10,780)
Doctoral Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 12
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 145 $336 $105,067 ($8,756)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 140 $22,500 $228 $57,524 ($4,794) $77,201 ($6,433)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 23 $61,817 ($5,151) $92,625 ($7,719)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 183
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 408 $23,165 $239 $55,082 ($4,590) $76,298 ($6,358)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Finance and Financial Management Services. 27 $95,833 ($7,986)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Hospitality Administration/Management. 81
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 135 $23,149 $226 $50,178 ($4,182) $67,540 ($5,628)
Graduate/Professional Certificate International Business. 25
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 186 $21,500 $217 $62,242 ($5,187) $79,851 ($6,654)
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 61 $347 $86,345 ($7,195)
Doctoral Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 68 $93,823 ($7,819)
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 195 $25,000 $246 $50,198 ($4,183) $63,149 ($5,262)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Marketing. 20
Graduate/Professional Certificate Insurance. 53
Bachelor's Degree History. 48 $25,978 $227 $28,939 ($2,412) $51,028 ($4,252)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 46 $24,750 $246 $33,739 ($2,812) $46,489 ($3,874)
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 24 $24,375 $228 $39,585 ($3,299)
Master's Degree Dance. 7
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 26 $26,622 $268 $20,208 ($1,684) $39,749 ($3,312)
Master's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 7 $49,203 ($4,100)
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 65 $25,000 $256 $27,628 ($2,302) $35,505 ($2,959)
Master's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 3
Doctoral Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 1
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 145 $27,000 $261 $28,634 ($2,386) $39,860 ($3,322)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 45 $36,118 ($3,010) $45,112 ($3,759)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 37 $27,783 $286 $36,709 ($3,059) $39,491 ($3,291)
Master's Degree Music. 30 $30,464 ($2,539) $27,191 ($2,266)
Doctoral Degree Music. 29 $42,703 ($3,559) $48,294 ($4,025)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Visual and Performing Arts, Other. 12
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 63 $27,000 $286 $20,154 ($1,680) $60,872 ($5,073)
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 32 $611 $56,086 ($4,674) $63,530 ($5,294)
Doctoral Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 10 $73,242 ($6,104)
First Professional Degree Dentistry. 82 $2,743 $119,730 ($9,978) $154,592 ($12,883)
Master's Degree Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. 12
Doctoral Degree Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. 2


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $106,983
Full time faculty: 86%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 15.0

School's endowment start of year: $2,530,872,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $3,112,825,000 (2022)