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University of Iowa, The

University of Iowa, The
101 Jessup Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242-1316

Official telephone: (319) 335-3500
Fax number: (319) 335-1535
Website: https://uiowa.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 88%
Student:Faculty ratio: 15:1
Total faculty: 865 men, 733 women
Full-time faculty: 782 men, 622 women
Part-time faculty: 83 men, 111 women
Graduation rate: 74% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • African Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Air Force JROTC/ROTC
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Army JROTC/ROTC
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Astronomy
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Criminology
  • Dance, General
  • Data Science, General
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Drawing
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Fine and Studio Arts Management
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Language Teacher Education
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Informatics
  • Information Science/Studies
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Jewelry Arts
  • Journalism
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Labor and Industrial Relations
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marketing, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Music Management
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Music, General
  • Musical Theatre
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Painting
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Percussion Instruments
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Playwriting and Screenwriting
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Portuguese Language and Literature
  • Pre-Dentistry Studies
  • Pre-Law Studies
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Pre-Nursing Studies
  • Pre-Pharmacy Studies
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies
  • Printmaking
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, General
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Development Management
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Russian Studies
  • Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Sculpture
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Speech Teacher Education
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports Studies
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other
  • Statistics, General
  • Stringed Instruments
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
  • Women's Studies
  • Woodwind Instruments
Diplomas

  • African Studies
  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Archives/Archival Administration
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General
  • Dental Public Health and Education
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
  • Digital Arts
  • Disability Studies
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Endodontics/Endodontology
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Epidemiology
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
  • Gerontology
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Informatics
  • Insurance
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Relations and National Security Studies, Other
  • Journalism
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Latin American Studies
  • Learning Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Library Science, Other
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Meeting and Event Planning
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Nursing Practice
  • Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
  • Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Orthoptics/Orthoptist
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics
  • Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist
  • Periodontics/Periodontology
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, Other
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work, Other
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
  • Writing, General
Doctorates

  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell Biology and Anatomy
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dentistry
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Epidemiology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Genetics, General
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Immunology
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Informatics
  • Journalism
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Medicine
  • Microbiology, General
  • Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Physiology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Practice
  • Nursing Science
  • Oncology and Cancer Biology
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • School Psychology
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Superintendency and Educational System Administration
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Toxicology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Astronomy
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell Biology and Anatomy
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Nurse Leader
  • Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance, General
  • Dental Public Health and Education
  • Directing and Theatrical Production
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
  • Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Epidemiology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Informatics
  • Journalism
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Learning Sciences
  • Legal Studies
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Informatics
  • Medical Science/Scientist
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Nurse Anesthetist
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Science
  • Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Playwriting and Screenwriting
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Rehabilitation Science
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • School Psychology
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Statistics, General
  • Superintendency and Educational System Administration
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Toxicology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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