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Iowa City, IA 52242-1316
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University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA - Enrollment, Demographics, Student Costs

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (very high research activity)
UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
GraduateComprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily residential

General Characteristics

Title IV EligibilityParticipates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable Tuition
Religious AffiliationN/A
Congressional District1902

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force  —   /   / 
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Iowa?
663rd for total cost of attendance
  In District In State Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition $5,782 $5,782 $21,156
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $1,042 $1,042 $1,042
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $284 $284 $925
FT Graduate Tuition $6,840 $6,840 $20,444
FT Graduate Required Fees $1,023 $1,023 $1,023
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $437 $437 $1,193
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $19,438 $19,438 $34,812
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $19,438 $19,438 $34,812
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $11,044 $11,044 $26,418

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $6,293 $6,544 $6,293 $6,544 $19,465 $20,658
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies $960 $1,040
On-Campus – Room & Board $7,250 $7,673
On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,360 $3,430
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $7,250 $7,673
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $3,360 $3,430
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $2,990 $3,050

Admission Details

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$40
Graduate Application Fee$60
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 15,060 (6,897 male / 8,163 female)
Admitted 12,503 (5,502 male / 7,001 female)
Admission rate 83%
First-time Enrollment 4,063 (1,877 male / 2,186 female)
FT Enrollment 4,004 (1,849 male / 2,155 female)
PT Enrollment 59 (28 male / 31 female)
Total Enrollment28,987

Admission Criteria

What criteria does University of Iowa use for admissions?  = Required,   = Recommended,   = Neither required nor recommended
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record  /   / 
College Prep. Completion
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does University of Iowa accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Football Conference Big Ten Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference Big Ten Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Big Ten Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Big Ten Conference

ACT Test Admission

219th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results 93%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 22 / 28
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 22 / 28
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 23 / 28

SAT Test Admission

171st for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results 9%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 500 / 640
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 560 / 690
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1060 / 1330

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity5,465
Meals per Week20
Room FeeN/A
Board FeeN/A

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?
 
Total 788 288 352 520 58 11,896 656 14,558
Accounting 20 8 288 10 326
Actuarial Science 6 28 34
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other 4 4 8
African Studies
African-American/Black Studies 8 2 10
American Indian/Native American Studies 2 8 10
American Sign Language (ASL) 22 22
American/United States Studies/Civilization 4 2 2 28 4 40
Ancient Studies/Civilization 16 2 18
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
Anthropology 2 4 2 78 8 94
Applied Mathematics 6 2 2 10
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2 2 40 2 46
Art Teacher Education
Art/Art Studies, General 4 4 10 16 4 286 22 346
Asian Studies/Civilization 14 4 26 2 46
Astronomy 2 2
Athletic Training/Trainer 32 32
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 8 2 2 4 144 10 170
Biochemistry 4 2 12 30 48
Biological and Physical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 4 8 10 28 160 8 218
Biomedical Sciences, General
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 20 10 2 12 122 2 168
Biopsychology
Biostatistics 20 10 30
Botany/Plant Biology
Business Administration and Management, General 118 2 8 42 510 60 740
Business/Managerial Economics
Cell Biology and Anatomy 2 2
Chemical Engineering 12 6 2 4 38 2 64
Chemistry, General 18 4 4 8 62 2 98
Cinematography and Film/Video Production 4 2 6
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning 10 2 2 28 42
Civil Engineering, General 18 4 2 100 14 138
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 20 2 22
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 12 12
Clinical Nurse Specialist 6 6
Clinical Psychology
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy (MS, PhD)
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 8 6 6 10 2 598 30 660
Communication and Media Studies, Other
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other 4 6 2 12
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 4 4
Comparative Law (LL 14 2 16
Comparative Literature 2 4 6
Computer Engineering, General 18 4 6 28
Computer and Information Sciences, General 20 2 6 10 98 4 140
Corrections
Counseling Psychology
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 2 50 4 56
Creative Writing
Curriculum and Instruction
Dance, General 2 2 2 2 58 66
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD) 6 4 2 12
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 2 2
Dental Public Health and Education (Cert 2 4 6
Dentistry (DDS, DMD) 8 8 8 4 118 2 148
Developmental and Child Psychology
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 16 16
Directing and Theatrical Production
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 4 4 4 6 2 88 6 114
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Economics, General 24 2 6 8 152 6 198
Education, General 22 4 2 2 100 4 134
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement 18 2 6 34 2 62
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Educational Psychology
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 2 2 2 4 86 96
Elementary Education and Teaching 6 2 2 252 6 268
Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert 2 4 6
Engineering, General 2 2 8 2 14
Engineering, Other 2 8 10
English Language and Literature, General 4 14 12 28 2 508 48 616
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other 2 12 2 16
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 2 8 12 16 496 16 550
Environmental Health 10 4 2 16
Environmental Science 28 2 30
Epidemiology 28 18 46
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other 12 2 14
Experimental Psychology
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
Film/Cinema Studies 2 96 12 110
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
Finance, General 20 6 6 18 614 24 688
Foreign Language Teacher Education
French Language and Literature 4 2 4 14 4 28
Genetics, General 4 10 14
Genetics, Other
Geography 10 56 2 68
Geology/Earth Science, General 2 4 28 4 38
German Language and Literature 2 2 18 22
Gerontology 24 24
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 2 14 16
Health Services Administration 4 2 44 2 52
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other 4 8 2 4 192 4 214
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
History, General 6 4 2 6 2 200 6 226
Holocaust and Related Studies
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
Human/Medical Genetics 2 2
Immunology 4 6 10
Industrial Engineering 14 28 42
Information Science/Studies 8 8
Insurance 2 62 64
International Business/Trade/Commerce 2 2 2 72 78
International Public Health/International Health 4 10 14
International/Global Studies 2 2 8 14 142 12 180
Italian Language and Literature 2 2
Journalism 8 4 8 2 4 224 26 276
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 2 2 2 106 112
Labor and Industrial Relations 6 8 4 196 10 224
Language Interpretation and Translation 2 6 4 12
Latin American Studies 2 2
Latin Language and Literature 2 2
Law (LL 6 16 26 36 2 278 46 410
Legal Studies, General 2 14 16
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 12 28 20 24 8 516 14 622
Library Science/Librarianship 4 58 8 70
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other 4 4 8
Linguistics 6 2 2 20 6 36
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 2 56 6 64
Marketing, Other 2 4 8 12 346 12 384
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Materials Engineering
Mathematics Teacher Education
Mathematics, General 16 10 4 4 72 106
Mechanical Engineering 20 156 12 188
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist 70 2 72
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) 2 2 2 6
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
Medicine (MD) 10 22 16 2 216 22 288
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 6 6
Microbiology, General 2 10 42 54
Molecular Biology 6 4 4 14
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 2 4 26 4 36
Museology/Museum Studies 26 26
Music Teacher Education
Music Therapy/Therapist
Music, General 10 2 156 18 186
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology 2 12 14
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 2 14 16
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 2 2
Nurse Anesthetist 2 2
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
Nursing Science (MS, PhD) 8 2 4 2 140 4 160
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 2 12 16 472 22 524
Nutrition Sciences
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD) 4 4 2 2 12
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert 2 2 4
Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert 2 4 24 30
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies 2 46 2 50
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics (Cert 2 6 8
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 6 6
Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert 2 4 6
Pharmacology 2 2 4
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) 2 4 6 14 190 4 220
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other 16 8 24
Philosophy 2 44 6 52
Physical Therapy/Therapist 2 72 2 76
Physician Assistant 4 4 68 4 80
Physics, General 4 32 2 38
Physiology, General 4 2 12 18
Playwriting and Screenwriting
Political Science and Government, General 6 10 4 6 2 280 12 320
Portuguese Language and Literature 2 2
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert 2 2 4
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
Psychology, General 10 18 32 20 4 668 10 762
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) 10 2 10 4 74 2 102
Public Health, Other 2 2 4 6 14
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology 4 2 6
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer 2 64 66
Reading Teacher Education
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
Religion/Religious Studies 2 2 4 30 2 40
Religious/Sacred Music
Russian Language and Literature 2 2 4
School Psychology
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 4 52 56
Secondary Education and Teaching
Social Psychology
Social Studies Teacher Education
Social Work 10 4 2 2 218 8 244
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
Sociology 2 8 2 4 112 10 138
Spanish Language and Literature 2 2 14 2 62 6 88
Special Education and Teaching, General
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
Statistics, General 40 2 2 14 58
Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
Toxicology
Visual and Performing Arts, Other 6 6
Women's Studies 2 10 12

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

University of Iowa 147th for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary $94,121 ($102,996 male / $80,022 female)
Number of FT Faculty 1,328 (815 male / 513 female)
Number of PT Faculty 402
FT Faculty Ratio 3 : 1
Total Benefits $35,094,589

Local News for University of Iowa

U. Iowa will keep summer college basketball leagues

Fans of both the Prime Time and Game Time leagues will likely continue to see their Iowa Hawkeyes on the court in North Liberty next summer.

Iowa basketball aims to boost flagging attendance

With 6,370 empty seats reported for an average Iowa men’s basketball game during the last year that statistics are available, 2007-08, the Iowa athletics department is trying everything it can to pack Carver-Hawkeye Arena — and fill each of the 15,500 seats.

Iowa athletes tread carefully in social networking

With the advent of social-networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, those in the public eye have become more susceptible to the press and the public paying attention to their every move. Student-athletes at Iowa might know better than most that they are not immune to the social-networking trap.

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