Enrollment, Fall 2007

Overview

Total enrollment at the University was 30,409 for the first semester of the 2007-2008 academic year.
The student body is composed of 20,907 undergraduate students, 5,482 graduate students, and 4,020 professional students.
81% of University of Iowa students are enrolled full-time.
Over 52% of the students are women.
The largest college is Liberal Arts, enrolling 54.2% of the total student body.
Iowa residents comprise 62.2% of the total enrollment; 23.2% of the total reside in adjoining states; and 6.5% reside in foreign countries. Students come to the University from every Iowa county, all fifty states, two U.S. possessions, and 110 foreign countries.

Minority enrollment comprises 9.3% of the total enrollment:

For complete enrollment statistics see the Office of the Registrar for the current Profile of Students.

Iowa graduates have high rates of job placement and acceptance into graduate school. Here are some prime examples:

The College of Pharmacy typically has a 100% placement rate.
99% of the College of Law's graduating class of 2006 were employed within nine months of graduation.
98% of College of Engineering students who graduated in May 2006 accepted jobs or were admitted to graduate school.
96% of Tippie College of Business graduates in May 2005 were placed in jobs or graduate programs.
96% of the May 2006 College of Education graduates are now working or attending graduate school.
100% of the College of Nursing's graduates are typically employed within six months of graduation.
89% of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences graduates from 2004-2005 found permanent jobs, were pursuing further education, or were not seeking employment for other reasons.