College Overview
Type: |
Public institution |
Year Founded: |
1847 |
Religious Affiliation: |
None |
Academic Calendar: |
Semester |
Undergrad Student Body: |
20,300 |
Local Setting: |
Urban |
Endowment: |
$303,367,000 |
Application Deadline: |
April 1 |
Application Fee: |
$40 |
Selectivity: |
More selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$5,935 in-state, 18,195 out-of-state |
Room & Board Costs: |
$6,912 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
Student Organizations: |
400 |
Honor Societies: |
Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi; Mortar Board; Omicron Delta Kappa; Golden Key; National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Phi Eta Sigma |
Religious Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Association of Muslim Students, Bahai Assoc, 24/7, Campus Bible Fellowship, Campus Christian Fellowship, Campus Crusade for Christ, Diamond Way Buddhist Group, Episcopal Campus Ministry, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Hillel, Hindu Students Council, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Newman Catholic Center, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, United Campus Ministry, Wesley Foundation, St. Paul's Lutheran Center, Victory Campus Ministry |
International Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) African Student Association; American Indian Assoc; AISES; Asian American Coalition; Asian American Law Student Assoc; Black Genesis Dance Society; Black Graduate and Professional Students; Black Student Union; Hispanic Society; India Student Assoc; Indian Cultural Assoc; International Business Student Assoc; Kenyan Student Assoc; La Voz; Malaysian Student Society; Muslim Students Assoc; National Society of Black Engineers; Pakistan Student Assoc; Permias Indonesian Assoc; Persian Student Assoc; Society of Hispanic Professional Engineeers; Taiwanese Student Assoc; Thai Student Assoc; Turkish Student Assoc; Vietnamese Student Assoc; Voices of Soul |
Other Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) No Shame Theatre, Ten-minute Play Festival, Old Gold Singers, STAR (Students to Recruit Iowa Students), Student Alumni Association, SCOPE |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Daily Iowan (daily) |
Number of Fraternities: |
16 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
13 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
7% |
Number of Sororities: |
17 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
13 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
12% |
College Services
Basic: |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance |
Remedial: |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
Counseling: |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control |
Career: |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
Local Hiring Firms: |
Price Waterhouse Coopers, Enterprise, Wells Fargo,Principal, Deloitte & Touche, LaSalle Bank, KPMG, Aegon, Target, Accenture, Cerner Corp, Ernst and Young, Cardinal Health, Hewitt Associates, Harris-Nesbitt, US Army, US Bank |
Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
4,551,217 |
Library Facilities: |
University libraries is coordinated nextwork of individual libraries including Law Library and a Medical Library;Our nationally recognized Information Arcade in the Main Library, and the Information Commons in the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, offer expert consultation and state-of-the-art computer hardware and software to help students and faculty integrate new media technologies in their teaching, learning, and research.For those resources not available locally, the Libraries has access to the impressive collections of the other Big 10 universities and the University of Chicago through the CIC consortium. Some of the Library collections include the Iowa Women's Archives,
John Martin Rare Book Room,Iowa Authors. |
Museums |
Art and natural history museums, field campus, driving simulator, newspaper production lab, TV lab, survey research facility, new Honors Center, new Career Center. |
Computers Available: |
1,200 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
Wired Labs: |
N/A |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
Yes |
Wireless Areas: |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
Wireless Capacity: |
30,000 |
Online Registration: |
Yes |
Campus Safety: |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
Yes |
Housing Types Available: |
coed dorms, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students |
Sprinkler System: |
13% |
Fire Alarms: |
100% |
Campus Size: |
1,880 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (20), Moline, Iowa (60) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa (52) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
Iowa City, Iowa |
Cars Permittedt: |
Yes |
Army ROTC |
Offered on campus |
Navy ROTC: |
Not offered |
Airforce ROTC: |
Offered on campus |
Alcohol Permitted: |
No |
Additional Policies: |
hazing prohibited |
Popular Events: |
Riverfest, Homecoming, Dance Marathon |
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