University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
- Public
- City
- 22,264 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 84%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $22,508per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 75%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $70,72710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the Four-Year Graduation Plan, students who meet their responsibilities are promised the courses they need to graduate in their primary major in four years. If a course isn't available, the university pays the tuition and fees to take it later.
Source: Four-Year Graduation Plan
The university's Four-Year Graduation Plan assures participants that they will be able to enroll in the courses needed to graduate in a single major in four years.
Source: Four-Year Graduation Plan
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 84%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1130–1330Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 21–28Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Iowa's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
64% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.86. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1130–1320First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 21–28First-years who sent scores
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Test scores
Considered
- Class rank
- Recommendations
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Living in the state
Not considered
- Essay
- Interview
- Activities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Religious affiliation
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Iowa Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $22,508full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $29,219sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $11,622Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $33,710Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 75%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 90%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $70,72710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,262federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 22,264Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 20%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 22%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Iowa State University Ames, IA — admits 89%
- Temple University Philadelphia, PA — admits 80%
- University of Oregon Eugene, OR — admits 88%
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO — admits 89%
- Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH — admits 85%
- University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO — admits 78%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Iowa, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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