University of Northern Iowa Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
7,529 students
Larger than 85% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 28%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Waterloo6.2 mi
- Waverly14.8 mi
- Fayette40.3 mi
- Iowa Falls41.1 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of Northern Iowa, the largest reported group is White (83%), followed by Hispanic (6.2%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 11.9% |
| Black | 3.4% | 2.9% |
| Hispanic | 6.2% | 4.2% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 83% | 80.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% | 0.5% |
| Non-resident | 1.2% | 0.3% |
| Unknown | 1.3% | 0.3% |
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- 92.7%University of Northern Iowa admitted 4,094 of 4,772 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 37.7%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,543 of 4,094.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $16,038average net price after grants for aided students, against $22,359 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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