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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.

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 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,728561st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$21,272929th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$21,627477th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,691614th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,177780th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,222706th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
68.9%461st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.6%448th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
94.4%1,378th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1120596th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7,599334th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
23.8%1,517th highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$66,045$63,997
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$65,387$60,771
StatisticsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$61,516$57,318
Computer Sciencebachelors$60,358$60,399
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$58,673$42,682
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$54,109$58,673
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$53,069$52,908
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,467$49,752
MarketingBusinessbachelors$48,112$45,696
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$47,762$46,165
Real EstateBusinessbachelors$47,260$45,221
Public Administrationbachelors$45,529$40,896

Campus facts

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)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Northern Iowa’s 7,599 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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