Located in Iowa City, Iowa, University of Iowa is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 30,779 students in fall 2024, including 22,738 undergraduates and 8,041 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
University of Iowa offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 231 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Finance, Organizational Leadership, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 9,128 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 16 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
90% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
30,779
Students enrolled
90%
First-year retention
9,128
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
231
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 231
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
90%
First-year retention, part-time students
64%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
5,200
Master's degrees
1,617
Doctoral degrees (research)
450
Professional doctorates
491
Postbaccalaureate certificates
615
Post-master's certificates
755
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
30,779
Undergraduates, fall 2024
22,738
Graduate students, fall 2024
8,041
Full-time, fall 2024
86%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
33,479
Undergraduates, 2024-25
24,384
Graduate students, 2024-25
9,095
Full-time, 2024-25
81%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
71%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
16
Programs with a fully online option
29
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
13%
Students taking some online courses
55%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Ten Conference
President
Barbara J Wilson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization