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Transfer Student Application Process
This is the application process for students transferring from another college to the University of Iowa. Review our Admission Requirements for Transfer Students if you have not done so already.

International Admission

Admission Requirements
  • Submit an application
  • Pay the $40 application fee
    • Online applicants pay by credit card. The fee is not refundable.
  • Have your transcripts sent
    • Have each college you've attended send us your transcripts.
    • Have your high school send us your final transcript.

      Office of Admissions
      The University of Iowa
      107 Calvin Hall
      Iowa City, IA 52242-1396

  • If you are transferring fewer than 24 semester hours of credit
    • Have your ACT or SAT scores sent by the testing agency.
    • Our institutional code is 1356 for the ACT; 6681 for the SAT.

Application deadlines
Transfer student application deadlines vary depending on your area of study, and if you are an International Applicant.

Transfer Application Deadlines

After you apply
When we receive your application, we will send you a Hawk ID and password to track the status of your application online through Your Admissions Profile on ISIS (the Iowa Student Information Service).

  • Apply for Financial Aid and Scholarships. Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid as soon after January 1 as possible, even if you are not sure whether you would qualify.

Accepting our offer of admission
Pay our $250 Acceptance Fee as soon as possible; no later than May 1 for summer and fall applicants admitted before April 15. The acceptance fee is due by November 15 for Spring Semester applicants.

  • The fee is refundable prior to May 1 for summer and fall semester applicants (November 15 for Spring Semester applicants).
  • The fee must be paid before you can make Orientation reservations through your Admissions Profile on ISIS.

Orientation and registration
Here's where you will meet your academic advisor and register for your first semester of classes. Don't forget to take the required online placement tests before attending Orientation.

Orientation & Registration
Placement Tests
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