Iowa City, IA · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 23,407 | |
| Total all graduate | 8,156 | |
| Grand total all students | 31,563 |
| Total applicants | 31,454 | |
| Total admitted | 25,131 | |
| Total enrolled | 5,561 | |
| Overall admit rate | 79.9% | |
| Admit rate — women | 81.9% | |
| Admit rate — men | 77.3% | |
| Yield rate | 22.1% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | No | |
| ED closing date | — | — |
| ED notification date | — | — |
| # admitted under ED plan | — | — |
| Offers Early Action plan? | No | |
| EA closing date | — | — |
| EA notification date | — | — |
| Restrictive Early Action? | — | — |
| % submitting SAT | 22.0% | |
| % submitting ACT | 60.0% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 560 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 670 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 550 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 660 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 21 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 28 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | — | — |
| % in top 25% of HS class | — | — |
| Tuition — in-state | — | — |
| Tuition — out-of-state | — | — |
| Required fees | — | — |
| Room and board | $1 | |
| Total cost — in-state | — | — |
| Total cost — out-of-state | — | — |
| Avg need-based grant | $11,802 | |
| Avg % of need met | 51.0% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $6,056 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | — | — |
| # offered place on waitlist | 12 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 1 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | 100.0% | |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 2,489 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 71.9% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 17:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | — | — |
Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 83.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $22,531 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 74.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200) |
| Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) | 62.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS) |
| First-year retention rate | 89.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT) |
| Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing | $69,866 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 18.4% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 42.4% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 13.6% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 32.3% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 25.1% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | 0.3% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Defaulted | 3.0% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| % part-time | 5.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 74.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 2.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 8.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 4.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 3.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 1.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 4.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 42.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 57.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 64.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 2.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 4.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 12.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 0.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 11.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 3.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 24.0% |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies | 10.5% |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 9.6% |
| Health Professions And Related Programs | 8.4% |
| Social Sciences | 6.4% |
| Engineering | 6.3% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 4.9% |
| Visual And Performing Arts | 4.8% |