Rankings matter.
Fit matters even more.
Luckily, we offer both.
With a dozen top-10 programs, a University of Iowa degree is hard to match. Add a legendary college town, over 200 areas of study, and one of the lowest tuition rates among top-tier schools—you can check every box on your wish list.
Where Iowa tops the charts
Ranked in the Top 10
- Writing
- Nursing
- Audiology
- Physical therapy
- Rehab counseling
- Speech-language pathology
- Printmaking
- Physician assistant
Ranked in the Top 25
- Business school (among publics)
- Law school (among publics)
- Fine arts
- Medical school
- Pharmacy school
- Public health school
- And a whole lot more
Source: U.S. News & World Report
USA Today calls it a Top 10 college town.
We call it home.
Eat. Study. Play. Iowa City has everything you could need practically on your doorstep.
Start with 70,000 passionate Hawkeye football fans. Add a lively arts scene. Throw in 300+ restaurants, cafés, and shops. You get a college town where it's easy to fit right in.
Best part? All of this is a 60-second walk from your intro psychology class.
"The biggest surprise was how such a big university and big campus could feel so much like home."
Popular majors, niche fields, and everything in between.
We've got you covered.
You get to choose from 200+ areas of study, which gives you the freedom to create your own path. Combine that with highly rated programs in writing, health, business, the sciences, the arts—you'll find the perfect fit.
No matter what you end up studying, you'll have access to world-class resources and learn from the leading minds in your field.
TOP 1 %
OF UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE
200 +
Areas of study
TOP 10
COLLEGE TOWN
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