Educational Programs

Undergraduate Education

Offering more than 100 areas of study, Iowa ranks 24th among U.S. public universities in undergraduate education—U.S. News & World Report, 2008 Edition.
Fall 2007 enrollment: 30,409
The top ten undergraduate majors are business, engineering, psychology, English, communication studies, biology, political science, art and art history, nursing, and history.
Our student-to-faculty ratio is 15:1.
Extracurricular options include more than 400 student groups, study abroad options, for-credit internships, innovative honors programs, and opportunities to work with faculty research scholars. More...
The undergraduate enrollment is 20,907. The largest college is the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, enrolling 54.2 percent of the total student body.
2007-08 tuition and fees for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (rates vary for other UI undergraduate colleges) are $6,293 for Iowa residents and $19,465 a year for nonresidents of Iowa. More...
More than 90 percent of first-year students live in one of 10 residence halls, paying $7,250 per year for room and board (2007–08). More...

We offer more than 100 areas of study. Twenty-one programs are ranked among the top 10 such programs in the country—U.S. News & World Report.
Professional degree programs include the MBA, the MD, the JD, the DDS, the Master of Laws, and the Master in Nursing and Healthcare Practice. More...
2007–08 tuition and fees for graduate study are $7,158 per year for Iowa residents and $19,144 for non-Iowa residents. (Rates vary for some graduate and all professional programs.) More...

The Division of Continuing Education offers credit and non-credit courses, workshops, and programs using a variety of technologies to serve students across Iowa and on campus. More...

Weekend programs and summer camps focus on music, sports, art, science, math, entrepreneurship, and many other topics for children age 5 and up. More...

Low-cost, short-term courses for retirees, in which current and retired UI professors take an in-depth and eclectic look at current issues and events. More...