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Hear from Hawkeyes

Meet some of our students and find out why Iowa was the right choice for them. 

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"My communication skills have grown so much since coming here."
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"Iowa City is geared towards the college experience."
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"People thrive together here and work together to raise each other up."
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50 years of treating nonfiction as an art

For half a century, students in the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program have been encouraged to question convention, follow their curiosity, and discover just how much the genre can do.

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Iowa’s 2026 incoming class, by the numbers

Following a high volume of applications, the University of Iowa has welcomed one of its largest first-year classes.

Ron Muhlenbruck portrait

Turning rare cancer research into real hope

When Ron was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2005, he came to the University of Iowa — then a rising leader in neuroendocrine tumor research. Twenty years later, Iowa remains the only U.S. institution to receive specialized federal funding twice for this rare cancer.

Campus Events

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Live from Prairie Lights

Prairie Lights
pentacrest

Art & Write Night

Museum of Natural History
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# 46

Best Public University, U.S. News & World Report
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17:1

student-to-faculty ratio
Four students sitting on dock along the Iowa River.

96 %

job/graduate school placement rate

See Iowa City for yourself

Get a feel for campus on a guided, virtual tour.