Innovative education and student life programs help our students develop tools for success in their classes, communities, and careers.
Emphasis on Access
In fall 2010, The University of Iowa welcomed the largest first-year class in its history, more than 4,500 students drawn to the quality, opportunity, and value Iowa offers.
We want to expand access to a UI education, and with that goal in mind have set sustainable targets for enrollment growth. The class of 2014 isn’t only our biggest—it’s among our most diverse and most accomplished:
Group |
Fall 2010 |
Fall 2009 |
|---|---|---|
Total first-year enrollment |
4,557 |
4,063 |
Iowa residents |
46 percent |
50.5 percent |
Total non-residents |
54 percent |
48.5 percent |
International students |
8.5 percent |
6.4 percent |
Minority enrollment |
12.6 percent |
11.2 percent |
Group |
Fall 2010 |
Fall 2009 |
|---|---|---|
Total enrollment |
30,825 |
30,328 |
Undergraduates |
21,176 |
20,575 |
Graduate and professional students |
9,649 |
9,753 |
Iowa residents |
57.1 percent |
58.8 percent |
Total non-residents |
42.9 percent |
41.2 percent |
International students |
9.2 percent |
8 percent |
Minority enrollment | 11 percent |
10.3 percent |
More enrollment info: Office of the Registrar
Partners in Success
Iowa’s focus on student success offers students clear expectations, renewed traditions, and opportunities to connect in the classroom and beyond. Key initiatives include:
- The IOWA Challenge, a grassroots effort that establishes five essential expectations for UI students:
- Excel. Set high standards—push yourself academically.
- Stretch. Learn from diverse people, ideas, and experiences.
- Engage. Get involved and be a leader.
- Choose. Make decisions that support your goals.
- Serve. Contribute to a community that’s a great place to live and learn.
- Convocation, an official welcome to each year’s entering class that sets the tone for the UI experience
- On Iowa, a new program for first-year students that’s in development for fall 2011
- Pick One, which encourages students to get involved in a co-curricular organization, arts or service program, student government, or any other meaningful activity from their first days on campus
- Expanded first-year seminars and living-learning communities, which afford new students the chance to connect around academic, personal, and career interests
- Early intervention strategies that spot students at risk, connect them with resources, and contribute to rising retention rates
- Student Success Team, a group of several hundred students, staff, and faculty volunteers who developed many of these programs, proved their value through assessment, and made them part of the campus culture