First-Year Student Enrollment,
Fall 2007
| Enrollment by College |
|
Iowa Residents |
Nonresidents |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences |
3,875 |
2,236 (58%) |
1,639 (42%)
|
| Engineering |
306 |
168 (55%) |
138 (45%) |
| Business* |
82 |
37 (45%) |
45 (55%) |
| Nursing* |
24 |
8 (33%) |
16 (67%) |
| Total |
4,287 |
2,449 (57%) |
1,838 (43%) |
* Honors
early admission
Men/Women
- 1,941 Men (45%)
- 2,346 Women (55%)
Minority
students
| 166 |
|
Asian American (3.9%)
|
| 127 |
|
Latino(a) (3.0%) |
| 107 |
|
African American (2.5%) |
| 18 |
|
Native American (0.4%) |
| 418 |
|
Total
(9.8%) |
First-generation students
International
students
- 59 (1.4%)
- 14 countries
represented
Admitted to honors
ACT scores (middle 50%)
- Liberal arts and Sciences ACT composite 22-27
- Engineering ACT composite 25-30
- All first-year students ACT composite 23-27
SAT I scores (middle 50%)
- Liberal arts and Sciences SAT combined 1070-1290
- Engineering SAT combined 1210-1380
- All first-year students SAT combined 1090-1300
High school GPA
- 57.7% ≥ 3.50 GPA
- 92.7% ≥ 3.00 GPA
- 3.56 mean GPA
High school rank
- 23.4% ranked in the top 10%
- 44.4% ranked in the top 20%
- 63.6% ranked in the top 30%
- 81.0% ranked in the top 40%
- 93.4% ranked in the top 50%
Special UI scholars
- 20 Presidential
- 256 Old Gold
- 225 Advantage Iowa
- 20 National Merit
- 1 National Achievement
Most
popular areas of study
| Open
Major |
784 students (18%)
|
| Business
(Pre-) |
683
students (16%) |
| Engineering |
306
students (7%) |
| Medicine
(Pre-) |
205 students (5%) |
| Nursing Interest |
194
students (5%) |
| Pharmacy Interest |
190
students (4%) |
| Biology |
158
students (4%) |
| Journalism (Pre-) |
137 students (3%) |
| Psychology |
137
students (3%) |
| English |
128
students (2%) |
Housing
- 94% live in residence halls
High schools
- 844 represented (74 private)
- 395 students from private schools (9.2%)
Iowa high schools most frequently represented
The top Iowa feeder schools include
318
high schools representing 96 counties.
| West (Iowa City) |
99 students |
| Valley (West Des Moines) |
94 students |
| City (Iowa City) |
76 students |
| Linn-Mar (Marion) |
52 students |
| Washington (Cedar Rapids) |
50 students |
| Bettendorf |
49 students |
| Ankeny |
48 students |
| Jefferson (Cedar Rapids) |
43 students |
| Muscatine |
41 students |
| Kennedy (Cedar Rapids) |
40 students |
| Central (Davenport) |
39 students |
| Johnston |
36 students |
| Ames |
32 students |
| West (Waterloo) |
32 students |
| Pleasant Valley |
31 students |
| West (Davenport) |
31 students |
| Dowling (West Des Moines) |
29 students |
| Urbandale |
28 students |
| Cedar Falls |
27 students |
| Hempstead |
26 students |
| Roosevelt (Des Moines) |
22 students |
Other states most frequently represented
The first-year class includes students from 40 states other than Iowa. The top feeder states include:
| Illinois |
1,349 students |
| Minnesota |
137 students |
| Wisconsin |
106 students |
| Missouri |
22 students |
| Texas |
17 students |
| Nebraska |
16 students |
| California |
15 students |
| Colorado |
13 students |
| Ohio |
13 students |
| Indiana |
13 students |
| Pennsylvania |
12 students |
Out-of-state high schools most frequently represented
| Stevenson (Lincolnshire, Ill.) |
51 students |
| Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Ill.) |
35 students |
| Lake Zurich (Ill.) |
25 students |
| Conant (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) |
24 students |
| Naperville Central (Ill.) |
24 students |
| Buffalo Grove (Ill.) |
23 students |
| Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.) |
21 students |
| Highland Park (Ill.) |
20 students |
| Naperville North (Ill.) |
20 students |
| Lyons Township (LaGrange, Ill.) |
19 students |
| Marist (Chicago, Ill.) |
19 students |
| Batavia (Ill.) |
18 students |
| Libertyville (Ill.) |
18 students |
| Maine Township South (Park Ridge, Ill.) |
18 students |
| Prospect (Ill.) |
18 students |
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