University of Iowa

  • Details

    • Name: University of Iowa
    • Location: Iowa City, IA 52242-1316
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 84.67%
    • Average SAT Scores 1220
    • Four Year Completion Rate 57.17% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 73.06% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 74.92% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    57.2%
    6 Year
    73.1%
    8 Year
    74.9%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $26,883 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $32,927 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $10,964 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $18,207 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $22,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,750 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $13,811 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $16,220 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $20,136 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $22,711 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $24,580 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $52,696 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $51,999 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $60,321 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $57,202 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $64,762 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree No data $36,762 $37,289
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data $41,017 $24,266
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $48,806 $39,430 $34,092
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $38,877 $27,367 $57,434
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $35,719 No data $64,942
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Educational Administration and Supervision Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $41,773 $40,053 $38,689
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree $46,338 $29,968 $61,039
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree $37,058 $20,000 $26,145
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other Bachelor's Degree No data $38,554 $28,536
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,751
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $56,210 $51,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,148
Behavioral Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classical and Ancient Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,178
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $47,860 $32,170 $63,367
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Systems Science and Theory Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree No data $48,140 $31,686
Astronomy and Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $41,792 No data $30,698
Economics Bachelor's Degree $42,786 $31,734 $42,807
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $37,709 $32,400 $37,220
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree $22,711 No data $25,923
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $21,359 $16,375 $30,057
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $33,782 $19,972 $28,072
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $34,712 $23,148 $38,648
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data $28,822 $30,684
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree $26,099 No data $45,811
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $21,136
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree $36,406 $26,129 $37,499
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data $21,021 $28,973
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree $57,574 No data $72,973
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $67,231
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree $46,233 No data $33,574
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,933
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Data Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Criminology Bachelor's Degree No data $35,707 $35,879
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $39,077 $28,017 $31,109
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree $36,984 No data $37,556
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,195
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,423
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,047
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data $50,593 $22,731
Medicine Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $51,451 $40,619 $52,516
History Bachelor's Degree $32,851 No data $26,945
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $40,613 $28,989 $30,834
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree $36,367 $27,916 $26,443
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree No data $20,293 $53,518
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,092
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree $38,734 $28,032 $46,918
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $45,290 $28,805 $56,188
Marketing Bachelor's Degree No data $39,869 $48,634
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $27,270 $13,993 $59,083
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $43,692 $32,112 $39,929
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree $46,116 $33,930 $58,967