University of Iowa

IPEDS: 153658

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
16
Top 8% 10.0 – 80.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
933
Top 12% 17.0 – 1,858.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
703,326
Top 14.4% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
54
Top 14.7% 20.0 – 99.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
38
Top 15.3% 5.0 – 100.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
45,275
Top 17.3% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
89
Top 19.6% 57.0 – 95.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
90
Top 23.1% 33.0 – 98.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
49
Top 23.6% 1.0 – 225.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
5,187
Top 24.4% 320.0 – 13,981.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
75
Top 25.3% 22.0 – 96.0
Average discount from sticker price
Higher is better
30
Top 25.5% 7.0 – 64.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
30,779
Top 28.9% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
113,934
Top 29.8% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
5,071
Top 30.2% 280.0 – 14,934.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
65
Top 31.1% 20.0 – 92.0
Student/faculty ratio
Lower is better
16.16
Top 31.6% 10.9 – 28.3
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
85
Top 33.2% 7.0 – 100.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
25,729
Top 33.6% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
1,602
Top 33.8% 59.0 – 7,563.0
In-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
87
Top 38% 10.0 – 100.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
1,598
Top 38.1% 176.0 – 6,529.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
11,622
Top 47.2% 4,685.0 – 26,456.0
Net cost
Lower is better
36,057
Top 50.7% 0.0 – 66,625.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
84
Top 60.1% 9.0 – 100.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
33,710
Top 65.1% 5,354.0 – 66,203.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
22,500
Top 72.9% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
1
Top 83.1% 0.0 – 19.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
45
Top 90.7% 0.0 – 78.0