University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Small

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The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $16,038. 69% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $57,187 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $18,039.

Average net price
$16,038
per year Verified data
Completion rate
69%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$57,187
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$18,039
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$10,201
Out-of-state tuition and fees$22,359
Average cost of attendance$22,977
Books and supplies$800
Room and board, on campus$10,378
Average net price, all aided students$16,038
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$11,415
Average net price, family income over $110,000$19,187

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
93%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1020 to 1280
ACT composite range, middle 50%
19 to 26
Undergraduate enrollment
7,529
Graduate enrollment
1,567
Students receiving Pell grants
28%
Student to faculty ratio
18 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time69%
Completion within normal time51%
First-year retention (full-time)82%
Median federal debt, graduates$18,039
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$205
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$14,878
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry81%
1 year after completion$45,851
4 years after completion$54,830
6 years after entry$49,408
8 years after entry$53,743
10 years after entry$57,187
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $57,187; the middle half earned $43,255 to $77,340. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at University of Northern Iowa

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

114 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (69)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacy$21,500
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Apparel and Textiles
CIP 19.09 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
60$39,564$19,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
143$58,668$16,750
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
56Suppressed for privacy$19,500
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
32$42,476$21,500
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
32$59,817$22,375
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Construction Management
CIP 52.20 · No credentials fully online
36$72,653$17,625
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online
19$45,483$22,177
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · Some credentials fully online
50$46,550$16,855
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · No credentials fully online
7$65,405Suppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
30$44,983$25,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
19$26,323Suppressed for privacy
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
15$59,725Suppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.04 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
17$34,758Suppressed for privacy
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
CIP 03.02 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
CIP 19.01 · All credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
105$58,372$20,500
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
21$22,977$23,050
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
CIP 52.18 · No credentials fully online
13$57,659$15,750
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graphic Communications
CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
34$42,358$20,500
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
29$38,275$18,625
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · No credentials fully online
18$51,406$14,209
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · Some credentials fully online
35$80,016$19,435
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
60$40,998$20,125
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online
0$66,763Suppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · Some credentials fully online
110$59,798$21,500
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
37$46,739$15,000
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
15$48,747Suppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
CIP 31.01 · No credentials fully online
19$38,711$20,000
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
16$43,712$19,500
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
102$37,382$20,840
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
21$42,003$17,505
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
24$48,001$19,125
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
41$43,411$20,500
Real Estate
CIP 52.15 · No credentials fully online
34$64,646$21,500
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
81$42,826$20,500
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacy$22,000
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · All credentials fully online
61Suppressed for privacy$27,000
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
CIP 52.19
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
49$37,128$18,000
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · Some credentials fully online
361$44,402$22,403
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
138$46,571$24,600
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
15$42,709$21,635
Master's degree (39)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
27Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
50$59,889Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
24$65,733Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · Some credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Library Science and Administration
CIP 25.01 · All credentials fully online
24Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
1$57,573Suppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
8$50,503Suppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
CIP 31.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Policy Analysis
CIP 44.05 · All credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online
45$54,081Suppressed for privacy
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
CIP 13.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
11$54,313Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · Some credentials fully online
24$48,051Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
15$58,933Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · All credentials fully online
2$58,792Suppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (6)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
CIP 31.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 154095, OPEID 001890. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.