University of Northern Iowa

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

University of Northern Iowa Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Further, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. University of Northern Iowa is unique in its study options. For one thing, the university has a Accelerated Program, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, External Degree Program, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of Northern Iowa.

History:

History – General

English Language and Literature:

English, English Language & Literature – General, Speech/Rhetorical Studies

Computer Science:

Computer Networking/Telecommunications, Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric, Digital Communications/Multimedia, Organizational Communication, Public Relations

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Actuarial Science, Business Administration/Management, Construction Management, Finance/Banking, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management, Real Estate

Popular majors:

twenty-three percent business per marketing, eighteen percent education, eight percent social sciences, six percent visual and performing arts, five percent communications per journalism, five percent liberal arts

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Biological/Physical Sciences, Gerontology

Public Administration and Service:

Public Administration, Social Work

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Applied Economics, Criminology, Econometrics, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Sociology

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Acting, Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Interior Design, Music – General, Music – General Performance, Music Theory/Composition, Theater Design/Stagecraft

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology, Physics

Education:

Business Teacher Education, ESL Teacher Education, Elementary Education, Foreign Language Teacher Education, Health Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Kindergarten/Preschool Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Reading Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Speech Teacher Education, Technology/Industrial Arts Education

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Foreign Language and Literature:

Foreign Language & Literature – General, French, German, Russian, Spanish

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, Ecology, Microbiology

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Health/Physical Fitness, recreation & fitness – general

Mathematics:

Applied Mathematics, Mathematics – General

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Speech-Language Pathology

Additionally, for international students, the application fee is 50.

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University of Northern Iowa Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 78%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty dollars regular application fee, thirty dollars out-of-state application fee and thirty dollars online application fee. Transfer student are not ignored. In particular, there were two thousand and nineteen total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, five hundred and seventy-seven total number of transfer students who were admitted.

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of August and the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. The regular application is due the 15th of August. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 15th of August.

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University of Northern Iowa Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama, ROTC and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics. Financial aid distribution is at twenty-five percent scholarships per grants and seventy-five percent loans per jobs.

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University of Northern Iowa Students

The school’s size is approximately ten thousand, seven hundred and thirty-four degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, seven hundred and thirty-seven first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, six hundred and twenty-eight graduate enrollment. Additionally, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 78 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. Further, the student body consists of ninety-two percent in-state students, eight percent out-of-state students, two percent part-time students, sixty-three percent women, thirty-seven percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, three percent black per non-hispanic, one percent hispanic, ninety-three percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, nineteen percent in top 10th of graduating class, forty-eight percent in top quarter of graduating class and ninety percent in top half of graduating class. University of Northern Iowa offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees.

Incidentally, the school is located 63 miles from Cedar Rapids.This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. Again, the university has many unique facilites such as performing arts center, domed stadium, center for energy and environmental education, NASA teacher resource center, museum, observatory, wellness and recreation center, natural preserve.

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University of Northern Iowa Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division IAA, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Racquetball
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling

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