Students attending the University of Iowa can have it all: the benefits of a large research institution and the intimacy of a small, yet vibrant city. Home to the world-renowned Writer’s Workshop, International Writing Program and the Playwright’s Workshop, writing and literature enthusiasts will feel comfortable here. The university has won international recognition for its wealth of achievements in the arts, sciences and humanities. The first public university in the country to admit women and men on an equal basis, the University of Iowa is already a groundbreaker in equal opportunity and diversity. 

 

The University of Iowa is a comprehensive public university with a long-standing commitment to teaching, research and service.

 

STUDENT PROFILE
undergraduate enrollment          20,907 
% male/female                              47/53  
% African American                       2
% American Indian                        1
% Asian                                           4
% Caucasian                                 85
% Hispanic                                     3
% International                               7
% Pell grant recipients                 18
Distinguished first-generation and minority alums Rita Dove, former Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner; Al Jarreau, singer, Grammy winner; B.J. Armstrong, professional basketball player, Chicago Bulls

 

ACADEMICS
full-time faculty                                1,584
student-faculty ratio                        15:1
average class size                          25
% first-year retention rate               84
% graduation rate (6 years)           66
Popular majors Communications Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, English Language and Literature, Psychology

 

CAMPUS LIFE
% live on campus (% freshmen) 30 (94)
Multicultural student clubs and organizations African Student Association, ALMA, American Indian Science Engineering Society, American Indian Student Association, American Sign Language Club, Amnesty International, Armenian Students Association, Asian American Coalition, Association for India’s Development, Ballroom Latin and Swing Thing, BLSA, BSU, Chinese Dance Club, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, GLBTAU, German Society, Hellenic Association, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, Hispanic Dental Association, Indian Student Alliance, International Crossroads Community, International Student Ambassadors, Japanese Cultural Association, Korean Student & Scholars Association, Latina/o Graduate Student Association, Latino Law Student Association, Malaysian Student Society, Minority Student Nurse Association, Multicultural Business Student Association, MSA

Athletics NCAA Division I, Big Ten Conference; m baseball, m/w basketball, m/w cross country, m football, w field hockey, m/w golf, m/w gymnastics, m/w swimming, m/w track and field, w volleyball, m wrestling, w softball, w rowing, w soccer, m/w tennis. More on Athletics...