How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
University of Iowa admits 83.6% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,130 and 1,330 on the SAT or between 21 and 28 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 18.4% receive Pell Grants and 22.3% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 17.5% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of Iowa #608 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects both the breadth of the institution's admission funnel and the share of students it enrolls from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds. The six-year graduation rate is 74.6%, with 61.4% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. Freshman retention stands at 90.4%, indicating that most students who begin at University of Iowa continue into their second year. Azimuth ranks University of Iowa #128 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn median earnings of $67,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 92.5 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of the institution's access scale and the earnings outcomes that cohort achieves over time.
University of Iowa admits 83.6% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,130 and 1,330 on the SAT or between 21 and 28 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 18.4% receive Pell Grants and 22.3% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 17.5% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of Iowa #608 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects both the breadth of the institution's admission funnel and the share of students it enrolls from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds. The six-year graduation rate is 74.6%, with 61.4% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. Freshman retention stands at 90.4%, indicating that most students who begin at University of Iowa continue into their second year. Azimuth ranks University of Iowa #128 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn median earnings of $67,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 92.5 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of the institution's access scale and the earnings outcomes that cohort achieves over time.
University of Iowa admits 83.6% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,130 and 1,330 on the SAT or between 21 and 28 on the ACT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 18.4% receive Pell Grants and 22.3% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment represents 17.5% of the student body. Azimuth ranks University of Iowa #608 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects both the breadth of the institution's admission funnel and the share of students it enrolls from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds. The six-year graduation rate is 74.6%, with 61.4% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. Freshman retention stands at 90.4%, indicating that most students who begin at University of Iowa continue into their second year. Azimuth ranks University of Iowa #128 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn median earnings of $67,300 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 92.5 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of the institution's access scale and the earnings outcomes that cohort achieves over time.