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First-Year Student Enrollment, Fall 2009

Enrollment by College
Iowa Residents Nonresidents
Liberal Arts and Sciences
3,562
1,812 (51%)

1,750 (49%)

Engineering
333
165 (50%)
168 (50%)
Business
129
63 (49%)
66 (51%)
Nursing
39
12 (31%)
27 (69%)
Total
4,063
2,052 (51%)
2,011 (49%)
 

Men/Women

  • 1,877 Men (46%)
  • 2,186 Women (54%)

Minority students

182  
Latino(a) (3%)
141 Asian American (3%)
105   African American (3%)
16 Native American (.3%)
11 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (.3%)
455 Total (11%)

First-generation students

  • 1,034 (25%)

International students

  • 259 (6%)
  • 17 countries represented

Admitted to honors

  • 910 (22%)

ACT scores (middle 50%)

  • All first-year students ACT composite 23-28

SAT scores (middle 50%; combined Critical Reading + Math)

  • All first-year students 1110-1300

High school GPA

  • 54% ≥ 3.50 GPA
  • 87% ≥ 3.00 GPA
  • 3.57 mean GPA

High school rank

  • 22.9% ranked in the top 10%
  • 44.1% ranked in the top 20%
  • 63.4% ranked in the top 30%
  • 80.1% ranked in the top 40%
  • 91.1% ranked in the top 50%

Special UI scholars

  • 20 Presidential
  • 281 Old Gold
  • 274 Advantage Iowa
  • 18 National Merit
  • 1 National Achievement
  • 1 National Hispanic

Most popular areas of study

Open Major
723 students (18%)
Business (Pre-) 603 students (15%)
Engineering 333 students (8%)
Biology 184 students (5%)
Medicine (Pre-) 173 students (4%)
Psychology 158 students (4%)
Nursing Interest 137 students (3%)
English 130 students (3%)
Pharmacy Interest 130 students (3%)
Business 129 students (3%)

Housing

  • 94% live in residence halls

High schools

  • 850 represented (78 private)
  • 395 students from private schools (10%)

Iowa high schools most frequently represented
The top Iowa feeder schools include 288 high schools representing 95 counties.

Valley (West Des Moines)

80 students
West (Iowa City) 76 students
City (Iowa City) 62 students
Linn-Mar (Marion) 52 students
Ankeny 43 students
Pleasant Valley 41 students
Kennedy (Cedar Rapids) 40 students
Washington (Cedar Rapids) 40 students
Dowling (West Des Moines) 38 students
Waukee Community 35 students
Wahlert (Dubuque) 33 students
Hempstead 32 students
Johnston 30 students
Ames 29 students
Roosevelt (Des Moines) 27 students
Jefferson (Cedar Rapids) 26 students
Bettendorf 25 students
Cedar Falls 25 students
Prairie (Cedar Rapids) 25 students
Muscatine 24 students

Other states most frequently represented
The first-year class includes students from 42 states other than Iowa. The top feeder states include:

Illinois 1,358 students
Minnesota 120 students
Wisconsin 93 students
Missouri 22 students
California 18 students
Nebraska 17 students
Colorado 14 students
Texas 14 students
Indiana 12 students
Michigan 11 students

Out-of-state high schools most frequently represented

Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.) 44 students
Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Ill.) 43 students
Lyons Township (LaGrange, Ill.) 31 students
Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.) 26 students
Glenbrook North (Northbrook, Ill.) 25 students
Naperville Central (Ill.) 25 students
Naperville North (Ill.) 25 students
Barrington Community (Ill.) 21 students
Hinsdale Central (Ill.) 21 students
Maine South (Park Ridge, Ill.) 21 students
Deerfield (Ill.) 20 students
Sandburg (Orland Park, Ill.) 18 students
Minnetonka (Minn.) 18 students
Saint Viator (Arlington Heights, Ill.) 18 students
Fremd (Palatine, Ill.) 18 students
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