University of Northern Iowa

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 170,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,186
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 89%
From Region 9%
Athletes 428 (6.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 83%
Hispanic 6%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 686 21% 87% 1% 1% 5% 0% $56,320 4 +0.12 49 96%
Athletic Training 18 +1 39% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,361 16 -1.13 38 100% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 56 — 2% 88% 0% 2% 7% 0% $63,828 60 +0.23 66 99% — — — —
Movement and Exercise Science 79 +5 49% 85% 3% 5% 3% 0% $64,320 65 +0.30 67 97% — — — —
Public Health 14 +6 7% 79% 7% 7% 0% 0% $52,038 11 -1.22 37 100% — — — —
Recreation, Tourism, and Nonprofit Leadership 22 — 27% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,197 22 -0.58 43 95% — — — —
Sports Management 14 +3 79% 71% 0% 7% 14% 0% $64,320 67 +0.32 67 98% — — — —
Business Teaching 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $56,847 42 -0.38 50 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 30 +3 0% 93% 0% 0% 3% 0% $53,079 60 +0.12 40 95% — — — —
Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,738 61 +0.20 50 — — — — —
Elementary Education 299 +1 6% 86% 1% 0% 6% 0% $53,079 60 +0.12 40 95% — — — —
English Teaching 25 — 16% 92% 0% 0% 4% 0% $56,847 64 +0.20 50 96% — — — —
Languages and Literature Teaching 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,847 64 +0.20 50 96% — — — —
Physical Education 33 +1 76% 79% 0% 3% 9% 0% $56,847 52 -0.11 50 96% — — — —
Social Science Teaching 28 — 54% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,847 68 +0.22 50 96% — — — —
Special Education 19 — 21% 84% 0% 5% 5% 0% $56,804 54 +0.14 50 — — — — —
Technology Education — — — — — — — — $56,847 62 +0.21 50 96% — — — —
Art Education 22 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 5% 0% $56,847 91 +1.07 50 96% — — — —
Music Education 16 — 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,847 93 +1.09 50 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences 572 39% 81% 3% 3% 6% 2% $65,363 29 +0.03 68 98% 5.5%
Computer Science 35 +1 74% 69% 9% 3% 3% 9% $108,243 34 -0.49 98 98% — — — —
Technology Management 8 +5 88% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $94,699 46 -0.17 94 97% 3.6% — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,673 7 -1.15 57 — — — — —
Earth and Environmental Sciences 3 +3 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,719 6 -1.20 36 100% — — — —
Mathematics 19 +4 21% 89% 0% 0% 5% 0% $55,578 3 -1.12 47 100% — — — —
Physics 3 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,251 49 -0.10 87 — — — — —
Statistics and Actuarial Science 8 — 62% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,588 22 -0.73 89 — — — — —
Biochemistry 11 +3 45% 45% 0% 0% 36% 18% $70,725 48 -0.07 77 — — — — —
Biology 41 +1 24% 83% 2% 0% 5% 2% $74,958 90 +0.99 81 99% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 31 +3 39% 87% 3% 3% 6% 0% $74,958 70 +0.49 81 99% — — — —
Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology 7 — 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,638 72 +0.26 55 — — — — —
Environmental Resource Management 7 — 86% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $52,591 21 -0.76 39 — — — — —
Environmental Science 19 +1 26% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,819 10 -1.24 28 100% — — — —
Natural Science 6 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $64,334 80 +0.71 67 — — — — —
English 14 +1 36% 71% 7% 0% 0% 0% $49,590 38 -0.34 31 90% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $50,858 24 -0.64 34 96% — — — —
History 31 +8 58% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,460 57 -0.05 49 98% — — — —
Individual Studies 49 — 47% 69% 4% 14% 6% 0% $61,284 79 +0.38 61 97% 6.2% — — —
Liberal Studies 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,284 79 +0.38 61 97% 6.2% — — —
Philosophy 5 +1 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,508 47 -0.22 54 — — — — —
Religion — +6 — — — — — — $57,697 85 +0.85 52 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +7 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $50,858 24 -0.64 34 96% — — — —
Communication Studies 35 — 40% 80% 3% 6% 0% 3% $66,512 70 +0.43 70 96% — — — —
Family Services 26 +1 12% 81% 4% 12% 0% 0% $55,981 65 +0.32 48 — — — — —
Family and Community Services 20 +4 10% 85% 5% 5% 5% 0% $52,326 42 -0.11 38 99% — — — —
Gerontology 5 +3 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $103,836 100 +5.99 97 90% — — — —
Public Relations 29 +1 17% 83% 0% 3% 7% 0% $63,959 27 -0.70 66 100% — — — —
TESOL 10 +1 10% 40% 0% 10% 40% 10% $59,135 74 +0.52 56 86% — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,137 32 -0.44 22 96% — — — —
Digital Media 22 +1 50% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $57,739 74 +0.14 52 98% — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts 2 +4 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,214 12 -0.92 6 100% — — — —
Graphic Design 15 +1 7% 73% 13% 0% 13% 0% $54,648 33 -0.42 44 98% — — — —
Graphic Technology 5 +1 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,002 18 -0.86 29 96% — — — —
Interactive Digital Studies 22 +3 32% 73% 5% 5% 14% 0% $57,739 74 +0.14 52 98% — — — —
Interior Design 12 +1 0% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $54,648 6 -1.54 44 98% — — — —
Jazz/Jazz Studies — +1 — — — — — — $42,307 30 -0.48 14 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $42,287 30 -0.48 14 — — — — —
Music 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,134 30 -0.50 13 100% — — — —
Music Composition 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,134 30 -0.50 13 100% — — — —
Music Performance 5 +1 60% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $42,134 30 -0.50 13 100% — — — —
Music Technology 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $42,134 30 -0.50 13 100% — — — —
Studio Art 13 +4 31% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% $46,137 48 -0.07 22 96% — — — —
Textiles and Apparel 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $64,504 60 +0.28 67 100% — — — —
Theatre Design and Production 4 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,214 12 -0.92 6 100% — — — —
Theatre Performance 9 +1 44% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,214 12 -0.92 6 100% — — — —
Automation Engineering Technology 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $120,964 99 +2.68 99 94% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 8 — 100% 25% 12% 0% 12% 50% $120,964 99 +2.68 99 94% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 10 — 90% 90% 0% 10% 0% 0% $94,699 72 +0.50 94 97% 3.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences 266 28% 78% 3% 4% 10% 0% $60,533 11 +0.50 59 97% 5.2%
Public Administration and Policy 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $64,955 23 -0.66 68 96% — — — —
Anthropology 12 +3 0% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,006 3 -1.08 19 89% — — — —
Geographic Information Science 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,394 64 +0.15 65 — — — — —
Geography 3 +2 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $63,162 62 +0.12 65 — — — — —
International Affairs — — — — — — — — $66,585 37 -0.32 71 — — — — —
Political Science 11 +4 36% 55% 0% 18% 18% 0% $64,955 31 -0.53 68 96% — — — —
Psychology 97 +16 25% 81% 4% 3% 8% 1% $60,092 80 +0.76 58 98% — — — —
Public Administration 8 +3 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,196 20 -0.81 61 100% — — — —
Social Work 62 +6 2% 76% 5% 3% 11% 0% $56,356 70 +0.37 49 96% — — — —
Sociology 9 +6 44% 67% 0% 11% 22% 0% $68,100 91 +1.02 73 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice 26 — 81% 85% 0% 0% 12% 0% $67,207 86 +1.01 72 100% 4.4% — — —
Criminology 33 +11 30% 76% 0% 6% 12% 0% $65,602 83 +0.79 69 94% 5.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
David W. Wilson College of Business 441 58% 89% 1% 1% 4% 1% $91,040 90 +0.16 92 99% 4.3%
Applied Economic Analysis 6 +15 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $97,409 65 -0.02 95 100% — — — —
Business Analytics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $103,253 75 +0.62 97 — — — — —
Economics — — — — — — — — $97,409 65 -0.02 95 100% — — — —
Finance 60 +22 77% 88% 0% 3% 2% 2% $98,058 55 -0.04 95 98% — — — —
Human Resource Management 14 — 21% 93% 7% 0% 0% 0% $73,527 45 -0.18 80 — — — — —
International Business 9 +5 44% 67% 11% 0% 11% 0% $81,955 62 -0.08 87 99% — — — —
Investments 6 +4 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $98,058 55 -0.04 95 98% — — — —
Management 95 +11 46% 87% 1% 2% 4% 1% $84,597 76 +0.36 89 99% 4.3% — — —
Management Information Systems 112 +42 57% 91% 1% 1% 4% 1% $90,892 47 -0.09 92 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,979 47 -0.08 92 100% — — — —
Marketing 40 +9 30% 88% 0% 0% 5% 0% $81,955 67 +0.34 87 99% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 4 +5 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,597 82 +0.62 89 99% 4.3% — — —
Personal Financial Planning 16 +8 62% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $98,058 55 -0.04 95 98% — — — —
Quantitative Economics — — — — — — — — $97,409 65 -0.02 95 100% — — — —
Real Estate 12 +40 83% 83% 0% 0% 8% 0% $95,034 51 -0.03 94 98% — — — —
Sales and Marketing 9 +6 89% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,670 83 +1.02 92 — — — — —
Supply Chain Management 16 +16 62% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $84,597 35 -0.45 89 99% 4.3% — — —
Construction Management 40 — 90% 92% 0% 0% 5% 0% $110,477 82 +0.89 98 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,184
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,395
Est. In-State Cost $13,174
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,970
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Education 23.2% 455 16% 86% 1% 1% 6% 0% $54,170 54 +0.12 43 95% —
Business & Economics 22.3% 439 54% 89% 1% 2% 4% 1% $86,452 64 +0.06 90 98% 4.3%
Social Sciences 16.3% 320 21% 80% 3% 5% 7% 1% $60,199 57 +0.35 58 97% —
Health Sciences 8.5% 167 29% 84% 2% 4% 4% 0% $61,836 5 -0.01 62 98% —
Arts 8.0% 157 31% 87% 3% 1% 8% 0% $52,684 56 -0.01 39 98% —
Professional 6.1% 119 72% 82% 1% 3% 8% 3% $88,134 88 +1.00 91 98% 5.0%
Humanities 5.5% 108 45% 81% 3% 6% 5% 0% $57,869 65 +0.10 53 96% 6.2%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.6% 90 32% 81% 2% 1% 9% 3% $73,171 79 +0.63 79 99% —
Computer Science 2.2% 43 77% 72% 9% 2% 2% 7% $105,723 41 -0.43 97 98% 3.6%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 35 43% 89% 0% 0% 9% 0% $64,627 12 -0.95 67 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.6% 32 38% 94% 3% 0% 3% 0% $52,553 16 -0.77 39 100% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $2.6M #241 69% $0 — — 29 —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.0M #353 96% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #210 49% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #482 83% $0 — — — —
Education $0.2M #349 60% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #361 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #447 68% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $4.4M #400 73% $0 — — 29 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 105 $4.7M $4.7M $0
Track & Field (combined) 100 $740K $740K $0
Wrestling 36 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 16 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Golf 12 $119K $119K $0
Total 228 $10.0M $10.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 145 $758K $758K $0
Swimming & Diving 34 $620K $620K $0
Basketball 28 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Soccer 28 $544K $544K $0
Softball 22 $825K $825K $0
Volleyball 17 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Golf 11 $171K $171K $0
Tennis 7 $261K $261K $0
Total 200 $6.3M $6.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 245 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Football 105 $4.7M $4.7M $0
Basketball 44 $5.2M $5.2M $0
Wrestling 36 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 34 $620K $620K $0
Soccer 28 $544K $544K $0
Golf 23 $290K $290K $0
Softball 22 $825K $825K $0
Volleyball 17 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Tennis 7 $261K $261K $0
Total 428 $19.6M $19.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 93%
Yield (non-ED) 31%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 94% 90% 91%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 1040 – 1260
SAT Math Range 480 – 650
SAT RW Range 540 – 580