SCHOOLS / UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

University of Iowa

IOWA CITY, IAIPEDS 153658CARNEGIE CLASS 15
§6 documents archived2018–2024
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,140
Median1,230
75th1,313
§ 19% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th21
Median24
75th28
§ 57% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE n/aSAT SUBMIT 19%ACT SUBMIT 57%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported
§ Wait list attrition

100% joined after being offered a spot. 0% of students who joined were admitted.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot13,969
Accepted a wait-list spot13,969
Admitted from wait list13
Joined after being offered100%
Admitted after joining0%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Factors this school weighs
First generation: Very ImportantLegacy: Very ImportantGeography: Very ImportantState residency: Very ImportantDemonstrated interest: Very Important
§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Very Important. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Limited merit profile
No-need grant recipients1,690Average no-need grant reported; recipient count not reported
Avg no-need grant$6,075H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$22,531Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio16EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
23222ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate84%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
27770ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
5187ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
5208ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate22%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile21ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile24ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile28ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate57%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile570ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile620ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile670ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile560ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile610ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile660ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate19%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded5006DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded418DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded1662DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$1,997COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$9,286COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$12,920COST1_2024.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$1,997COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$31,374COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$29,219DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$51,307DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment21255DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment8041DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment1483DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment30779DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment22738DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate90%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$5,909SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$9,592SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,530SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate17%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate48%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate17%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityIowa CityHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameUniversity of IowaHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category20,000 and aboveHD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: SmallHD2024.LOCALE
StateIowaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years58%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years72%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years75%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate90%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time75%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate64%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate17%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$64,762
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
75%
6-year completion
Average net price
$22,531
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$22,500
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$44,345$44k
MEDIAN
$64,762$65k
P75
$93,325$93k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$15,316
$30,001 – $48,000
$15,489
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$19,930
$75,001 – $110,000
$23,811
$110,001 and up
$26,266
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
58%
6-yr grad
75%
8-yr grad
75%
Retention
90%
Pell grad
65%
Transfer
17%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.