University of Northern Iowa is a public four-year institution in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 9,278, made up of 7,711 undergraduates and 1,567 graduate students. It is part of Board of Regents, State of Iowa.
University of Northern Iowa offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 133 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Elementary Education and Teaching, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 2,461 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 22 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Key figures
9,278
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
2,461
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
133
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 133
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
82%
First-year retention, part-time students
29%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,965
Master's degrees
465
Other doctoral degrees
31
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
9,278
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,711
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,567
Full-time, fall 2024
80%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,563
Undergraduates, 2024-25
8,463
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,100
Full-time, 2024-25
73%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
64%
Men
36%
White
82%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
22
Programs with a fully online option
9
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Board of Regents, State of Iowa
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Missouri Valley Conference
President
Mark Nook
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