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University of Northern Iowa

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Cedar Falls, IA
Population 170,000
Website http://www.uni.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,599
Men / Women 39% / 61%
White 81%
Hispanic 6%
Black 4%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 26%
Education 25%
Business & Economics 20%
Life & Natural Sciences 14%
Arts 9%
Engineering, Computing & Math 4%
Professional 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,936
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,712
Est. In-State Cost $12,853
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,087
10-Year ROI $182,000
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 31%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $3M #210
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #449
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #534

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 1,020 – 1,280
ACT Range 19 – 26

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 683 19% / 81% 0% $58,744
Athletic Training 21 — 33% / 67% 0% $50,388
Communication Sciences and Disorders 55 +1 0% / 100% 0% $69,061
Health Promotion and Education 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,310
Movement and Exercise Science 45 +3 49% / 51% 2% $58,669
Physical Education 20 — 75% / 25% 0% $53,307
Public Health 19 +2 11% / 89% 0% —
Recreation, Tourism, and Nonprofit Leadership 18 +1 33% / 67% 0% $54,990
Business Teaching 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $53,307
Early Childhood Education 31 +8 0% / 100% 0% $60,108
Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Elementary Education 292 +1 9% / 91% 0% $60,108
English Teaching 23 — 22% / 78% 0% $53,307
Languages and Literature Teaching 6 +2 17% / 83% 0% $53,307
Social Science Teaching 36 — 61% / 39% 0% $53,307
Special Education 61 — 11% / 89% 0% —
Technology Education 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,307
Art Education 25 — 8% / 92% 0% $53,307
Music Education 20 — 45% / 55% 0% $53,307
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences 551 39% / 61% 2% $61,650
Computer Science 30 +2 90% / 10% 10% $109,673
Mathematics 15 — 40% / 60% 0% $67,607
Physics 5 +2 60% / 40% 0% —
Statistics and Actuarial Science 7 — 29% / 71% 0% —
Technology Management 10 +7 90% / 10% 0% $94,975
Biochemistry 7 +2 57% / 43% 0% —
Biology 43 +2 23% / 77% 0% $67,161
Biomedical Sciences 15 — 47% / 53% 0% $67,161
Chemistry 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% —
Earth and Environmental Sciences 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $53,030
Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology 15 — 27% / 73% 0% —
Environmental Resource Management 6 +1 67% / 33% 0% —
Environmental Science 7 +4 43% / 57% 0% —
Natural Science 5 — 60% / 40% 0% —
Communication Studies 32 — 47% / 53% 0% $59,300
English 17 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,089
Family Services 14 — 14% / 86% 0% —
Family and Community Services 20 +9 5% / 95% 0% $49,270
French 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,892
Gerontology 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% —
History 34 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,384
Individual Studies 56 +1 36% / 64% 0% $44,601
Liberal Studies 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,601
Philosophy 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% —
Public Relations 23 +1 30% / 70% 0% $64,760
Religion 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% —
Spanish 5 +4 0% / 100% 0% $58,892
TESOL 15 — 27% / 73% 7% —
Art History 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,894
Digital Media 23 — 39% / 61% 0% $55,676
Drama and Theatre Arts
Graphic Design 13 — 31% / 69% 0% $56,647
Graphic Technology 6 +1 67% / 33% 0% $55,434
Interactive Digital Studies 13 +5 31% / 69% 0% $55,676
Interior Design 17 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,647
Jazz/Jazz Studies
Music
Music 4 +2 25% / 75% 25% $43,700
Music Composition 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $43,700
Music Performance 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $43,700
Music Technology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $43,700
Studio Art 19 +1 21% / 79% 0% $45,894
Textiles and Apparel 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $66,084
Theatre Design and Production 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $46,974
Theatre Performance 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $46,974
Automation Engineering Technology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Electrical Engineering Technology 10 — 90% / 10% 50% —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 17 +1 82% / 18% 6% $94,975
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences 274 21% / 79% 0% $57,477
Public Administration and Policy 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $60,901
Anthropology 5 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Criminal Justice 19 — 47% / 53% 0% —
Criminology 43 +7 40% / 60% 2% $61,449
Geographic Information Science 2 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Geography 2 +2 100% / 0% 0% —
International Affairs 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Political Science 9 +5 56% / 44% 0% $60,901
Psychology 92 +10 7% / 93% 0% $54,101
Public Administration 8 +2 38% / 62% 0% $62,072
Social Work 79 +2 8% / 92% 0% $58,507
Sociology 13 +3 15% / 85% 0% $56,524
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
David W. Wilson College of Business 401 64% / 36% 1% $86,116
Applied Economic Analysis 5 +6 80% / 20% 0% $85,461
Business Analytics 3 +4 67% / 33% 0% —
Economics 3 — 100% / 0% 33% $85,461
Finance 51 +30 73% / 27% 0% $80,725
Finance and Financial Management
Human Resource Management 18 — 22% / 78% 0% —
International Business 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $75,598
Investments 5 +3 100% / 0% 0% $80,725
Management 94 +10 67% / 33% 4% $90,413
Management Information Systems 93 +17 61% / 39% 1% —
Marketing 27 +3 41% / 59% 0% $75,598
Marketing
Organizational Leadership 1 +3 100% / 0% 0% $90,413
Personal Financial Planning 11 +5 55% / 45% 0% $80,725
Quantitative Economics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $85,461
Real Estate 12 +22 58% / 42% 0% $78,502
Sales and Marketing 11 +2 55% / 45% 0% —
Supply Chain Management 24 +11 67% / 33% 0% $90,413
Construction Management 36 — 92% / 8% 0% $94,289

Rankings

My Tribe

Wonder Bread Most White Students
Mostly White