University of Iowa: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #64 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #50 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #47 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #1 of 39 | In Iowa State |
| #7 of 1,397 | For Audiology |
| Top100 | For 119 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 86%
- Undergraduates
- 21,608
- Graduates
- 8,301
- Male:Female Ratio
- 44:56
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- uiowa.edu
University of Iowa Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Iowa has an acceptance rate of 86% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 86% | 84% | 88% |
| Applicants | 22,434 | 9,599 | 12,835 |
| Admissions | 19,340 | 8,077 | 11,263 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 4,491 | 1,810 | 2,681 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 30 | 17 | 13 |
12,975 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
3,393 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
800 or 18%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1130
or below
75% of them
had 1350
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Iowa are 1130-1350 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
2,944 or 65%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 22
or below
75% of them
had 29
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Iowa are 22-29 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT/ACT | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Secondary school rank | Recommended |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Recommendations | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 21504 (72%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 2370 (8%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 1614 (5%) |
| Asian | 1548 (5%) |
| Two or more races | 1029 (3%) |
| Black or African American | 949 (3%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 831 (3%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 25 (0.1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 19 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $11,007
- Students receiving aid
- 87%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $8,356 | $10,432 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,356 | $10,432 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $30,319 | $29,379 |
| Fee in-district | $1,586 | $1,633 |
| Fee in-state | $1,586 | $1,633 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,586 | $1,633 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 6,660 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $11,780 |
| Room charge | $7,620 |
| Meal charge | $3,780 |
University of Iowa majors
University of Iowa has granted 5,423 bachelor's degrees across 87 programs, 1,486 master's across 97 programs, and 870 doctorate degrees across 86 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Iowa.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 383 | 13 | 3 |
| Finance, General | 352 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 343 | 6 | |
| Organizational Leadership | 275 | ||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 123 | 141 | 1 |
| Psychology, General | 264 | ||
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 215 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 213 | ||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 204 | 1 | 5 |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 200 | ||
| Accounting | 147 | 50 | |
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 146 | 25 | |
| Journalism | 125 | 31 | 2 |
| Art & Art Studies, General | 119 | 32 | |
| Medicine | 142 | ||
| Social Work | 52 | 86 | |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | 137 | ||
| Law | 137 | ||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 133 | ||
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 80 | 34 | 9 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 109 | 7 | 5 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 104 | 8 | 8 |
| English Language and Literature & Letters, Other | 110 | 5 | |
| Mathematics, General | 95 | 9 | 9 |
| Pharmacy | 112 | ||
| Public Health, General | 63 | 49 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 93 | 10 | 7 |
| Computer Science | 107 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 100 | 3 | 1 |
| Economics, General | 102 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 82 | 5 | 5 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 78 | 4 | 9 |
| Dentistry | 81 | ||
| Criminology | 79 | ||
| Music, General | 39 | 21 | 19 |
| History, General | 73 | 2 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 46 | 18 | 8 |
| Industrial Engineering | 52 | 15 | 4 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 44 | 17 | 9 |
| Chemistry, General | 36 | 8 | 19 |
| Statistics, General | 45 | 8 | 6 |
| Creative Writing | 54 | ||
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 53 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 48 | 2 | 1 |
| Biochemistry | 44 | 1 | 5 |
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 47 | 2 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 42 | 7 | |
| Health Services Administration | 40 | 2 | |
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 40 | ||
| Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiographer | 38 | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 36 | ||
| Neuroscience | 36 | ||
| Informatics | 31 | 3 | |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 24 | 9 | |
| Sociology, General | 26 | 6 | 1 |
| Environmental Studies | 31 | ||
| Anthropology, General | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 24 | 5 | |
| Financial Mathematics | 29 | ||
| Education, General | 27 | ||
| Library and Information Science | 27 | ||
| Linguistics | 19 | 7 | |
| Physics, General | 11 | 3 | 12 |
| Physician Assistant | 24 | ||
| Dance, General | 15 | 7 | |
| Environmental Science | 22 | ||
| Microbiology, General | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| International & Globalization Studies | 21 | ||
| Philosophy | 19 | 2 | |
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 10 | 10 | |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 19 | ||
| Actuarial Science | 7 | 10 | |
| Education, Other | 17 | ||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 11 | 6 | |
| Mental Health Counseling & Counselor | 17 | ||
| Asian Studies & Civilization | 13 | 3 | |
| Behavioral Sciences | 7 | 9 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 16 | ||
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 16 | ||
| Biostatistics | 10 | 4 | |
| Environmental Health | 11 | 2 | |
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Sustainability Studies | 13 | ||
| Geography | 11 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 11 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Superintendency and Educational System Administration | 9 | 2 | |
| Counseling Psychology | 10 | ||
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | 4 | 6 | |
| Epidemiology | 7 | 3 | |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 10 | ||
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 5 | 4 | |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 3 | 6 | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Adult Health Nurse & Nursing | 8 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 8 | ||
| Astronomy | 8 | ||
| Clinical Nutrition & Nutritionist | 8 | ||
| Family Practice Nurse & Nursing | 8 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 5 | 3 | |
| Language Interpretation and Translation | 8 | ||
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 8 | ||
| Nuclear Medical Technology & Technologist | 8 | ||
| Pediatric Nurse & Nursing | 8 | ||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 7 | 1 | |
| Sports Studies | 8 | ||
| Advanced & Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other | 5 | 2 | |
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing | 1 | 6 | |
| Women's Studies | 7 | ||
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 5 | 1 | |
| Ancient Studies & Civilization | 6 | ||
| Cell Biology and Anatomy | 5 | 1 | |
| Russian Language and Literature | 6 | ||
| Toxicology | 1 | 5 | |
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 1 | 4 | |
| Molecular Biology | 5 | ||
| Orthodontics & Orthodontology | 5 | ||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 2 | 3 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist | 4 | ||
| Clinical Nurse Leader | 4 | ||
| Genetics, General | 4 | ||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 1 | 3 | |
| Nursing Science | 4 | ||
| Physiology, General | 4 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 3 | ||
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 2 | 1 | |
| Nursing Practice | 3 | ||
| Pharmacology | 3 | ||
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 3 | ||
| Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology | 3 | ||
| Art Teacher Education | 2 | ||
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 2 | ||
| Data Science, General | 2 | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 2 | ||
| Engineering, General | 2 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| Immunology | 2 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| Learning Sciences | 2 | ||
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | 2 | ||
| Medical Science & Scientist | 2 | ||
| Radiation Biology & Radiobiology | 2 | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | 2 | ||
| Rehabilitation Science | 1 | 1 | |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | 2 | ||
| School Psychology | 2 | ||
| Bioinformatics | 1 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 1 | ||
| Dental Public Health and Education | 1 | ||
| Educational Psychology | 1 | ||
| Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other | 1 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 1 | ||
| Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics | 1 | ||
| Systems Science and Theory | 1 | ||
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 1 | ||
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 5,423 | 1,486 | 870 |
University of Iowa has a graduation rate of 74%, which is among the 18% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 74% | 71% | 76% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Iowa is a world-class research university with 133,797 scientific papers published and 4,354,922 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Genetics, Engineering, Physics, Biochemistry, and Psychology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1740 | 18383 |
| 1991 | 1888 | 21109 |
| 1992 | 1931 | 23795 |
| 1993 | 2004 | 24396 |
| 1994 | 1887 | 26054 |
| 1995 | 1980 | 29825 |
| 1996 | 2133 | 32576 |
| 1997 | 2192 | 35603 |
| 1998 | 2263 | 40743 |
| 1999 | 2244 | 45784 |
| 2000 | 2200 | 51546 |
| 2001 | 2317 | 57757 |
| 2002 | 2422 | 65428 |
| 2003 | 2403 | 73419 |
| 2004 | 2733 | 80245 |
| 2005 | 2966 | 90955 |
| 2006 | 3297 | 103463 |
| 2007 | 3122 | 110951 |
| 2008 | 3250 | 122177 |
| 2009 | 3411 | 133911 |
| 2010 | 3619 | 143485 |
| 2011 | 3453 | 158567 |
| 2012 | 3942 | 172784 |
| 2013 | 4274 | 184093 |
| 2014 | 4389 | 195504 |
| 2015 | 4350 | 203775 |
| 2016 | 4334 | 203081 |
| 2017 | 4708 | 215038 |
| 2018 | 4620 | 208289 |
| 2019 | 4871 | 233732 |
| 2020 | 5287 | 273619 |
| 2021 | 6119 | 329716 |
| 2022 | 4961 | 296171 |
University of Iowa alumni
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Ashton Kutcher
- Occupations
- television actorfilm actorfilm producertelevision producerrestaurateur
- Biography
-
Christopher Ashton Kutcher is an American actor, producer, entrepreneur, and former model. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a People's Choice Award, and nominations for two Young Artist Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Critics' Choice Movie Award.
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Gene Wilder
- Occupations
- actorscreenwriterdirectortelevision actordiarist
- Biography
-
Jerome Silberman, known professionally as Gene Wilder, was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was known mainly for his comedic roles, but also for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He was also known for his collaborations with Mel Brooks on the films The Producers (1967), Blazing Saddles (1974) and Young Frankenstein (1974), as well as with Richard Pryor in the films Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) and Another You (1991). He also starred in Woody Allen's Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972).
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Jake Johnson
- Occupations
- film actorvoice actorfilm directoractortelevision actor
- Biography
-
Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger is an American actor, comedian, film producer and screenwriter best known for his role as Nick Miller in the Fox sitcom New Girl (2011–2018), for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2018, and as Spider-Man in the Oscar-winning animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), a role he will reprise in its sequel (2023). He also starred in Let's Be Cops (2014), and appeared in Paper Heart (2009), Get Him to the Greek (2010), Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), 21 Jump Street (2012), Drinking Buddies (2013), Jurassic World (2015), The Mummy (2017), and Tag (2018). He co-starred as Greyson "Grey" McConnell in the ABC drama series Stumptown (2019–2020).
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Brandon Routh
- Occupations
- modelfilm actorassociation football playerfilm produceractor
- Biography
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Brandon James Routh is an American actor. He portrayed Superman in the 2006 film Superman Returns, which garnered him international fame. In 2011, he played the title character of the film Dylan Dog: Dead of Night. He also had a recurring role in the NBC series Chuck, as Daniel Shaw. Routh also has supporting roles in the films Zack and Miri Make a Porno and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
General info
| Alternative names | Iowa UI |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1847 |
| Colors | black, gold |
| Academic calendar | August to May. Also Summer Session (May - August) |
| Total FTE staff | 10,057 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 101 Jessup Hall Iowa City, Iowa, 52242-1316 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 75,000 |
| Phone | 3193353500 |