The state flagship in Iowa City, famed worldwide for the Iowa Writers Workshop, an elite university medical center, and Big Ten sports tradition.
- Admit rate
- 86%
- Accessible
- SAT middle 50%
- 1140–1330
- of admitted students
- Avg. net price
- $17,500
- per year, after grants
- Average GPA
- 3.78
- unweighted
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Half of admitted students scored between 1140 and 1330.
Popular majors
- Creative Writing & English (Writers' Workshop)Humanities & Writing
- NursingBiology, Health & Pre-Med
- Finance & Business Analytics (Tippie)Business, Finance & Econ
- Speech Pathology & AudiologyBiology, Health & Pre-Med
- Biomedical EngineeringEngineering & Tech
Highlights
- UNESCO City of Literature home to the world-famous Iowa Writers Workshop
- Heartwarming "Kinnick Wave" tradition to patients in the adjacent Children Hospital
- Top 10 national nursing and audiology programs
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