University of Iowa Business Programs

Located in Iowa City, Iowa, University of Iowa is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Iowa City makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

University of Iowa Rankings

Iowa landed the #108 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 26 colleges in Iowa, it is ranked at #2.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Iowa has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#28	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#81	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#133	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Iowa.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Insurance Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best International Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#61	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#67	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#72	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Iowa has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#35	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#40	Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	College Factual
#67	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#73	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#78	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#175	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of Iowa?

Contact details for Iowa are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	101 Jessup Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242-1316
Phone:	319-335-3500
Website:	www.uiowa.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/universityofiowa
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/uiowa

How Do I Get Into Iowa?

You can apply to Iowa online at: admissions.uiowa.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Iowa

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Iowa?

The acceptance rate at University of Iowa is 84%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 27% of students accepted to Iowa submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 650. Math scores were between 550 and 660.

Iowa received ACT scores from 87% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 30. Math scores were between 21 and 28. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford University of Iowa?

The overall average net price of Iowa is $37,424. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Iowa, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $9,031 a year. That adds up to $36,124 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Iowa is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Iowa Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 22,304 undergraduate students at Iowa, with 20,227 being full-time and 2,077 being part-time.

There are also 8,014 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 20,227 full-time undergraduates at Iowa, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Iowa students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	912
Black or African American	597
Hispanic or Latino	1,677
White	15,092
International Students	748
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,201

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at University of Iowa. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 105 countries are represented at Iowa. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at University of Iowa

In 2019-2020, 15,854 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Iowa has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Iowa

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Iowa was $9,606 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $31,569. The following table shows how Iowa is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Labor & Industrial Relations	#4	#4
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	#4	#4
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#22	#69
Human Resource Management	#31	#171
Organizational Leadership	#37	#143
Finance	#40	#105
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#67	#221

Online Growth Rankings of Iowa

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Iowa was 2.4%. This is the #1,450 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Iowa regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Iowa ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Iowa.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	#23
Finance	#97
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#127
Finance & Financial Management	#145
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#206
Marketing	#243
Organizational Leadership	#291

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Iowa Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Organizational Leadership	287	154	0	0	441
Finance	388	30	0	0	418
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	180	90	147	1	418
General Business Administration and Management	0	1	343	6	350
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	244	17	0	0	261
Accounting	147	0	50	0	197
Labor & Industrial Relations	149	0	0	0	149
Entrepreneurship	0	136	0	0	136
General Economics	133	0	0	0	133
Meeting and Event Planning	0	106	0	0	106
Insurance	0	52	0	0	52
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	35	0	0	35
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	33	0	0	33
Actuarial Science	20	0	10	0	30
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,548	654	550	7	2,759

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.