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University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2

Public institution in Iowa City, IA · 21,691 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $64,762 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$21,3981,215th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,964681st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$32,9271,340th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$26,883803rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,500934th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$64,762386th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,696431st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
73.1%335th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
89.3%265th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
84.7%1,049th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1220350th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
21,69197th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
17.8%1,819th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 188 mi (ORD)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$55
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 78 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,903$69,657
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,776$71,351
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,687$64,581
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,493$64,990
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$63,253$62,260
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$59,203$59,029
StatisticsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$59,124—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$59,004$60,854
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$58,673$61,651
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$56,738$54,835
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$54,421$54,073
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$53,358$56,867

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $17,173,520 (M $7,802,248 · W $9,371,272)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Iowa’s 21,691 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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