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Educational Programs

Undergraduate Education

  • Offering more than 100 areas of study, Iowa ranks 21st among U.S. public universities in undergraduate education—U.S. News & World Report, 2005.
  • The top ten undergraduate majors are business, engineering, psychology, English, communication studies, biology, political science, art and art history, nursing, and elementary education.
  • Our student-to-faculty ratio is 14:1.
  • Extracurricular options include more than 400 student groups, study abroad options, for-credit internships, innovative honors programs, and opportunities to work with faculty research scholars. More...
  • The undergraduate enrollment is 20,300. The largest college is the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, enrolling 54.3 percent of the total student body.
  • 2005-06 tuition and fees are $5,612 for Iowa residents and $16,998 a year for nonresidents of Iowa. More...
  • More than 90 percent of first-year students live in one of 10 residence halls, paying $6,560 per year for room and board (2005–06). More...

Graduate and Professional Education

  • We offer 106 areas of study. Seventeen programs are ranked among the top 10 such progams in the country—U.S. News & World Report.
  • Professional degree programs include the MBA, the MD, the JD, the DDS, the Master of Laws, and the Master in Nursing and Healthcare Practice. More...
  • 2005–06 tuition and fees for graduate study are $6,424 per year for Iowa residents and $17,328 for non-Iowa residents. (Rates vary for some graduate and all professional programs.) More...

Continuing Education

  • Saturday & Evening Classes and other courses offered through the Center for Credit Programs—including extension, distance, and independent study courses—attract some 29,000 students per year. More...

Youth and Pre-College Programs

  • Weekend programs and summer camps focus on music, sports, art, science, math, entrepreneurship, and many other topics for children as young as 5. More...

Senior College

  • In these low-cost, short-term courses for retirees, current and retired UI professors take an in-depth and eclectic look at current issues and events. More...