University Of Northern Iowa

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.

Campus Location

1222 W 27th St
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
USA
Main Tel: (319) 273-2311
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

University Of Northern Iowa Highlights

Where University Of Northern Iowa stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, education and teaching, mathematics, media, and fine arts.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
Number of dorm rooms for students.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	2,259	99
Master	481	58
Doctorale	8	4

Northern Iowa Students

The student enrollment at Northern Iowa was 12,692 in 2007 (11,335 full-time equivalent).

About 38% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 62% of the class.

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students and graduate students are 19%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 6,190
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 14,282
Room	$ 2,995
Board	$ 3,285
Books and supplies	$ 966
Other	$ 3,051

Financial Aid: Northern Iowa participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Northern Iowa:

School	Location	Enrollment
Illinois State University	Normal, IL	20,274
Montana State University	Bozeman, MT	11,932
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Kutztown, PA	10,295
College of Charleston	Charleston, SC	11,316
University of Vermont	Burlington, VT	12,239
South Dakota State University	Brookings, SD	11,645
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	West Chester, PA	13,219
University of Minnesota-Duluth	Duluth, MN	11,184
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	Bloomsburg, PA	8,745
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg, PA	7,765

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		386
Without tenure; working toward tenure		123
Without tenure; tenure not available		67

Housing and Meals

Northern Iowa provides on-campus housing for 4,925 of its 11,335 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Northern Iowa Athletics

School sports include football (Gateway Football Conference), basketball (Missouri Valley Conference), baseball (Missouri Valley Conference), and track (Missouri Valley Conference).

Northern Iowa 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) .

Northern Iowa Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	75%
Women	83%
All	80%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	410-620
Math	451-630

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (20 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (509 awarded)

Accounting
Actuarial Science
Business Administration and Management
Finance
Investments and Securities
Management Information Systems
Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (14 awarded)

Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

Environmental Science

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (16 awarded)

Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (19 awarded)

Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (12 awarded)

Acting
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (542 awarded)

Business Teacher Education
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Education
Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
Education/Teaching Individuals - Vision Impairments/ Blindness
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation
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
Science Teacher Education/General Science 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 (2 awarded)

Engineering Physics

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (67 awarded)

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Industrial Technology/Technician
Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (156 awarded)

Family and Community Services
Public Administration
Public Policy Analysis
Social Work

FINE ARTS (72 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (415 awarded)

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
Latin American 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 (52 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics
Statistics

MEDIA (167 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Graphic Communications
Organizational Communication
Public Relations/Image Management
Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

Environmental Health

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (54 awarded)

Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (46 awarded)

Gerontology
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (26 awarded)

Conducting
Jazz/Jazz Studies
Music Performance
Music Theory and Composition
Music
Piano and Organ

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (154 awarded)

Athletic Training/Trainer
Health and Physical Education
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (28 awarded)

Construction Management
Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (9 awarded)

Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (155 awarded)

Biochemistry
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 (60 awarded)

Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (151 awarded)

Counseling Psychology
Psychology
School Psychology