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Acceptance Rate

83.6%

Total Profiles

1

SAT Range

1130–1330

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$10,964

Out-of-State Tuition

$32,927

Undergrad Enrollment

21,691

Applicants

25,682

Yield Rate

23.3%

Endowment / Student

$150,314

Student:Faculty

15:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$22,531/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $90,124 over four years.

What grads earn

$60,947/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$69,446 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 12% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

84% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

32%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of University of Iowa’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$15,316
$30–48k$15,489
$48–75k$19,930
$75–110k$23,811
Over $110k$26,266

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

75%

Completion · all

72%

Completion · Pell

62%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

71%

Median debt

$22,500

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, large, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
25,682
Admitted
21,74684.7%
Enrolled
5,06423% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson11
Fondling554
Motor Vehicle Theft10210
Rape1441
Robbery16

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation45% / 55%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball46Basketball17Football131Golf10Track & Field118Wrestling39

Women's

Basketball29Field Hockey26Golf8Gymnastics20Rowing75Soccer43Softball26Swimming28Tennis8Track & Field129Volleyball26Wrestling32
Research Activity
FY 2024
$703Mtotal R&D expenditure#53 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Kinesiology and Exercise Science377 grads
Finance, General360 grads
Behavioral Sciences289 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General251 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse232 grads
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies200 grads
Organizational Leadership174 grads
Accounting146 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric145 grads
Labor and Industrial Relations142 grads

4yr Grad Rate

56%

6yr Grad Rate

74%

Retention Rate

90%

Median Earnings

$64,762