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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA · Public · 22,264 students · mostly bachelor degrees
52nd-cheapest of 68 Iowa colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$22,531
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$28,596
Graduation rate
75%
Admission rate
84%
Median graduate earnings
$64,762
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,500
Average SAT
1200
Median ACT
26
Pell grant recipients
18%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
376 programsDental Public Health and Education · Graduate/Professional Certificate17 grads/yr$309,352Dentistry · First Professional Degree84 grads/yr$172,943Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree475 grads/yr$139,677Clinical Nurse Leader · Doctoral Degree68 grads/yr$132,306Business Administration and Management, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate290 grads/yr$132,152Finance, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate103 grads/yr$131,086Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree23 grads/yr$129,316Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Graduate/Professional Certificate28 grads/yr$128,962Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · First Professional Degree108 grads/yr$127,526Clinical Nurse Leader · Graduate/Professional Certificate13 grads/yr$127,420Management Science · Graduate/Professional Certificate90 grads/yr$123,753Mathematics and Statistics · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$123,676Management Science · Master's Degree141 grads/yr$115,346Law · First Professional Degree168 grads/yr$107,273Environmental Health · Master's Degree84 grads/yr$103,005Accounting · Master's Degree28 grads/yr$101,555Environmental Chemistry · Doctoral Degree21 grads/yr$100,644Medicine · First Professional Degree151 grads/yr$98,361Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree39 grads/yr$97,329Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree37 grads/yr$97,208Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$95,347Accounting · Bachelor's Degree143 grads/yr$92,767Computer and Information Sciences, General · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$92,485Management Science · Bachelor's Degree183 grads/yr$91,720International Business/Trade/Commerce · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$91,117
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.