Iowa City, IA · Public
83.6%
Acceptance rate
1,220
SAT Average
$21,398
Avg net price
21,691
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 5,200Master’s 1,617Doctoral 941 |
| Bachelor’s 1,247Master’s 560Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 544Master’s 55Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 500Master’s 75Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 437Master’s 219Doctoral 470 |
| Bachelor’s 335Master’s 8Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 326Master’s 73Doctoral 35 |
| Bachelor’s 257Master’s 49Doctoral 92 |
| Bachelor’s 250Master’s 63Doctoral 32 |
| Bachelor’s 204Master’s 64Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 203Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 191Master’s 16Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 150Master’s 101Doctoral 36 |
| Bachelor’s 129Master’s 36Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 91Master’s 25Doctoral 24 |
| Bachelor’s 66Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 63Master’s 4Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 60Master’s 58Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 55Master’s 27Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 47Master’s 112Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 23Master’s 0Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 22Master’s 3Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 1Doctoral 161 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 66Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 2Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Big Ten Conference
Projected sponsored sports22
Athletic participation
677 unique student-athletes · 18 varsity teams
Early Action
Regular Decision
Those who apply after February 1 will only be admitted on a case-by-case, space-available basis.
Rolling admission
FAFSA due Dec 1
· Apply with the college's application or Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $9,286
- Required fees
- $1,997
- Food and housing
- $12,920
- Books and supplies
- $950
- Other expenses
- $4,066
- Total
- $29,219
- $24,8062019–2019–20
- $25,3762020–2120–21
- $26,3582021–2221–22
- $26,8832022–2322–23
- $28,5962023–2423–24
- $29,2192024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $21,398 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 41%
- Average share of need met
- 53%
- Average need-based grant
- $11,938
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of Iowa’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
University of Iowa admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
No early admission plans appear in University of Iowa's Common Data Set filing.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Iowa admits in-state applicants at 84.6%, out-of-state applicants at 81.1%, and international applicants at 42.4%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
5,561 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by May 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 65% in 2021–22.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
22% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
60% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
University of Iowa’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.4% who submitted one.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.86
University of Iowa rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Very important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
- Application essay
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Not considered
- First generation
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Geographical residence
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Volunteer work
- Not considered
- Work experience
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
University of Iowa leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
University of Iowa's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $21,398 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,138 of 5,187 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Iowa offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
University of Iowa admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
89.3% of University of Iowa’s first-years return for a second year and 73.1% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03