University Of Northern Iowa
Location and Contact Information
1222 W 27th StCedar Falls, IA 50614
USA
Main Tel: (319) 273-2311
Web Site
The campus is in a small city.
Overview
The University of Northern Iowa, also referred to as UNI, was established in 1876 as the Iowa State Normal School. In 1909, it was renamed to Iowa State Teachers College. In 1961, it became the State College of Iowa. The university adopted its current name in 1967. The main campus of UNI encompasses over 900 acres in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The university has a number of degree and certificate programs and is organized into the following academic units:
- College of Business Administration
- College of Education
- College of Humanities and Fine Arts
- College of Natural Sciences
- College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
UNI has an active Greek life which are governed by the Interfraternity Councils, Panhellenic Council, and National Pan-Hellenic Council. Some of these fraternities and sororities are Alpha Delta Pi, Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Xi Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Phi Beta Sigma.
Highlights (vs. Other Schools)
- Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, education and teaching, real estate and construction management, mathematics, family and social work, and media.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
School characteristics:
- The school is public.
- Academic calender: Semester.
- Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.
Features of note:
- The school offers a faculty tenure system.
- There are one or more libraries on-campus.
- Campus housing is available.
- Students may study abroad.
- Distance learning is available.
- Part-time classes are available.
- ROTC.
- Athlete financial aid is awarded.
Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| State Tuition and fees | $ 6,636 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 14,900 |
| Room | $ 3,315 |
| Board | $ 3,645 |
| Books and supplies | $ 1,035 |
| Other | $ 3,426 |
Financial Aid
Northern Iowa participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.
In 2009-2010, 88% of students received financial aid of some sort.
| Grants | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Any Grant | 68% | $4,324 |
| Institutional Grant | 60% | $2,899 |
| Federal Grant | 22% | $3,966 |
| Pell Grant | 20% | $3,039 |
| Other Federal Grant | 19% | $1,360 |
| State or Local Grant | 8% | $4,216 |
| Loans | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Student Loan | 62% | $5,891 |
| Federal Loan | 62% | $5,164 |
| Other Loan | 7% | $6,785 |
(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)
Similar Schools
Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of Northern Iowa:
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| School | Location | Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL | 20,799 |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, WI | 12,753 |
| 3 | Central Washington University | Ellensburg, WA | 10,662 |
| 4 | Mississippi State University | Mississippi State, MS | 17,824 |
| 5 | University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL | 14,064 |
| 6 | Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL | 13,175 |
| 7 | Eastern Illinois University | Charleston, IL | 12,040 |
| 8 | Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI | 24,818 |
| 9 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale, IL | 20,673 |
| 10 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA | 13,619 |
Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)
| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | 2,268 | 94 |
| Master | 473 | 64 |
| Doctorate | 10 | 6 |
Faculty
Tenure (2009-2010):
| Full-Time Faculty | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| With tenure | 387 | |
| Without tenure; working toward tenure | 124 | |
| Without tenure; tenure not available | 64 |
Students
Student enrollment was 12,998 in 2009-2010 (12,105 full-time equivalent).
About 38% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 62% of the class.
Undergrads are 69% of enrolled students and graduate students are 31%.
Students under 25 years old represent 80% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.
Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.
Admissions Summary (2009-2010)
Applicants Admitted Men 82% Women 87% All 85%
SAT Test Scores:
SAT Middle 50% Verbal 440-610 Math 470-660
Room and Board
Northern Iowa provides on-campus housing for 4,974 of its 12,105 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).
Athletics
School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Missouri Valley Conference for major sports.
The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 174 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 125 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% of students receiving such aid) .
International Study
About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.
International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.
Graduate School Focus
Northern Iowa offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice).
Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.
Programs of Study
(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)
ART STUDIES
- Art/Art Studies
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
- Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Finance and Financial Management Services
- Finance
- Investments and Securities
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing/Marketing Management
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Computer Science
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
- Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Environmental Science
CONSTRUCTION TRADES
- Apparel and Textiles
DESIGN
- Interior Design
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
- Acting
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
EDUCATION AND TEACHING
- Art Teacher Education
- Business Teacher Education
- College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Education
- Education/Teaching Individuals - Vision Impairments/ Blindness
- Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Educational/Instructional Media Design
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
- Foreign Language Teacher Education
- Health Teacher Education
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
- Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
- Music Teacher Education
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Reading Teacher Education
- Secondary School Administration/Principalship
- Social Science Teacher Education
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
- Special Education and Teaching
- Speech Teacher Education
- Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
- Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
ENGINEERING
- Engineering Physics
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
- Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians
- Industrial Technology/Technician
- Manufacturing Technology/Technician
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
- Family and Community Services
- Public Administration
- Public Policy Analysis
- Social Work
FINE ARTS
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LIBERAL ARTS
- American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Applied Economics
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- German Language and Literature
- History
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Library Science/Librarianship
- Political Science and Government
- Russian Language and Literature
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Speech and Rhetorical Studies
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS
- Applied Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Statistics
MEDIA
- Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- Graphic Communications
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
- Organizational Communication
- Public Relations/Image Management
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
- Environmental Health
- Public Health Education and Promotion
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
MEDICINE
- Gerontology
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
MUSIC
- Conducting
- Jazz/Jazz Studies
- Music Performance
- Music Theory and Composition
- Music
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
- Athletic Training/Trainer
- Health and Physical Education
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
- Construction Management
- Real Estate
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE
- Biochemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Biological and Physical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Ecology
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
- Geology/Earth Science
- Microbiology
- Physics
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Criminology
THERAPY AND COUNSELING
- Counseling Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Psychology
- School Psychology