University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA · Public · Small city · UNI · UNI Panthers Northern Iowa
Public institution in Cedar Falls, IA · 7,599 undergraduates · 94% acceptance rate · $55,177 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 15%Undergraduates
- Top 23%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 24%Cost of attendance
- Top 24%Full-time retention
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
- $14,609648th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,728562nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,272937th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,627477th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,691618th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,177784th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,222707th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 68.9%464th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 84.6%451st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 94.4%1,390th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1120598th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7,599334th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 23.8%1,532nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 168 mi (MSP)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $40
- 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 65 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $66,045 | $63,997 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $65,387 | $60,771 |
| StatisticsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $61,516 | $57,318 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $60,358 | $60,399 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $58,673 | $42,682 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $54,109 | $58,673 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $53,069 | $52,908 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,467 | $49,752 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $48,112 | $45,696 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $47,762 | $46,165 |
| Real EstateBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $45,221 |
| Public Administration | bachelors | $45,529 | $40,896 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1876source
- Athletic nickname: "Panthers"source
- UNI-Dome seats about 16,324source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Purple and Goldsource
- Mascot: TC Panther (male) & TK Panther (female)source
- Motto: "Lux (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 900 acressource
- Formerly known as "Iowa State Normal School" (1876–1909)source
- Formerly known as "Iowa State Teachers College" (1909–1961)source
- Formerly known as "State College of Iowa" (1961–1967)source
- Athletic conference: FCSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Fight song: ""UNI Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Chuck Grassleysource
- Notable alum: Robert James Wallersource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,891,771 (M $2,771,132 · W $2,120,639)
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteuni.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 154095)
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- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
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