Affordable public option
In-state tuition in the lower range for public universities.
Cedar Falls, IA
In-State Tuition
$9,936
Out-of-State Tuition
$21,712
Avg On-Campus Living
$9,986
Avg Off-Campus Living
$9,986
Financial Aid & Outcomes
CollegeScorecard · 2024
What will it actually cost?
Most students pay the net price after financial aid, not the sticker price.
Net price by family income
After graduation
Earnings-to-debt ratio
Moderate · 2.8×Graduates earn about 2.8× their median debt every year.
Financial access
Pell Grants are federal aid for students from low-income families.
Share of students who borrowed to pay for school.
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Student Outcomes
Graduation Rate
68%
Freshman Retention
82%
Source: CollegeScorecard (2024)
Final aid offers, scholarships, and net price vary per family. Always verify with the school's financial aid office.
Decision support · Cost & value
The strongest cost, aid, and value reasons to consider this school.
In-state tuition in the lower range for public universities.
Reported net price for the $0–30k band runs below average.
Affordability snapshot
In-state tuition
$9.9k
Out-of-state
$21.7k
below avg
Net price
$15.9k
below avg
Pell
27%
Median debt
$19.7k
below avg
Earnings (10y)
$55.2k
above avg
“Avg” comparisons reference national IPEDS / College Scorecard averages (~2022–23); figures are directional and vary by school and year.
Acceptance rate
93%
SAT range
860 - 1210
ACT range
20 - 26
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Cedar Falls, IA 50614
Studying online: a substantial share study entirely online
In Fall 2023, 1,267 of University of Northern Iowa's 9,013 students (14%) were enrolled entirely at a distance. A further 3,063 (34%) took at least one distance course alongside in-person study.
Distance-education figures count STUDENTS enrolled in Fall 2023, not programs on offer. "Exclusively at a distance" means a student took only distance courses that term. A college with few or no such students may still run online courses or an online degree, so a low figure is not evidence that online study is unavailable, and a high one is not a judgement of quality either way.
U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Fall Enrollment (distance education status), Fall 2023
Fields of study
University of Northern Iowa reported conferring credentials in 72 different fields to the federal government. See which ones, and at what credential level.
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Fields this college awarded credentials in
The 14 largest of 72 fields University of Northern Iowa reported, by credentials conferred in 2023-24, using the federal classification of each field. The level is the highest credential actually awarded, which is not always the one a field is best known for.
| Field | Awarded | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 376 | Graduate15 graduate · 361 bachelor's |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 170 | Graduate27 graduate · 143 bachelor's |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 140 | Graduate2 graduate · 138 bachelor's |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 126 | Graduate16 graduate · 110 bachelor's |
| Social Work | 126 | Graduate45 graduate · 81 bachelor's |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 106 | Graduate50 graduate · 56 bachelor's |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 105 | Bachelor's |
| Psychology, General | 102 | Bachelor's |
| Biology, General | 61 | Graduate1 graduate · 60 bachelor's |
| Special Education and Teaching | 61 | Bachelor's |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 60 | Bachelor's |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 60 | Graduate11 graduate · 49 bachelor's |
| Criminology | 50 | Bachelor's |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 41 | Bachelor's |
Fields are as classified in the federal IPEDS completions collection, which records credentials already conferred. A field listed here was awarded in the reporting year; it does not confirm the program is currently admitting students, and a field CampusPin has no guide for is still shown under its official federal title. Confirm current offerings with the institution.
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Data sources & methodology
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U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
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