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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend UI.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at UI. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend UI and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend UI in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at UI.

  • Student Experiences

    Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at UI – inside and outside the classroom.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at UI and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at UI finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at UI.

UI Classes & Instructors

Classroom Environment
 
Students per Faculty 16 to 1
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students 79%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students 91%
 
Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty 1,523
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female 32%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color 18%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study 97%

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Campus-based Housing

92% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
30% of all undergraduates live on campus

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Campus Safety

To ensure that students are secure on campus, the University provides professional law enforcement through the Department of Public Safety, whose police officers are trained and certified by the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy. Public Safety patrols University-owned property 24/7 and has cooperative arrangements with Iowa City and Coralville police, the Johnson County Sheriff's Department, and the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation. The Hawk Alert System is used to notify the campus community of threats to physical safety in emergency situations, such as tornado, violence, hazardous materials, etc. The University also provides or supports post-emergency and post-crime counseling services.

Campus Crime Statistics

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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics

The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

Basic Type
Research Universities (very high research activity)
Size and Setting
Large four-year, primarily residential
Enrollment Profile
High undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile
Full-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in
Undergraduate Instructional Program
Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
Comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary

NOTE: Institutional classifications based on the Carnegie 2010 edition.

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