Undergraduate Admissions - The University of Iowa

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New Transfer Student Profile

Who Else is at Iowa?
Total university enrollment includes more than 30,000 students from around the world, including:

Fall Semester 2012

More than 1,200 students transferred to the University of Iowa from other colleges or universities for the Fall Semester of 2012.

New Transfer Student Enrollment
College: Residents: Nonresidents:
Liberal Arts & Sciences 755 281
Nursing 61 4
University College 42 7
Engineering 41 8
Business 32 4
Medicine 13 1
Education 9 0
Total: 1,258 953 305

University College is home to a wide range of programs, including the Bachelor of Applied Studies (BAS) degree program.

Men/Women

  • 640 men (51%)
  • 618 women (49%)
Minority Students
Race: Number (Percentage):
Hispanic/Latino(a) 72 (5.7%)
African American 41 (3.2%)
Asian American 32 (2.5%)
Two or more races 16 (1.3%)
Native American 2 (0.1%)
Total 163 (13%)

International Students

50 students

  • 16 countries represented

Admitted to Honors

  • 293 students (23%)

Colleges Represented

  • 65 in-state
  • 198 out-of-state
Top Feeder Schools
Iowa Number of Students:
Kirkwood Community College 340
Des Moines Area Community College 93
Eastern Iowa Community College 80
University of Northern Iowa 41
Iowa State University 32
North Iowa Area Community College 29
Iowa Central Community College 24
Out of State Number of Students:
College of DuPage 22
Moraine Valley 13
Harper College 8
North Central College 8
Black Hawk College 7
Elgin Community College 5
Joliet Junior College 5
McHenry County College 5
Oakton Community College 5
University of Arizona 5
University of Colorado 5
University of South Dakota 5

 

Most Popular Areas of Study
Area of Study: Number of Students:
Business (Pre-) 180 (14%)
Psychology 82 (7%)
Open Major 74 (6%)
Nursing 63 (5%)
English 55 (4%)
Bachelor of Applied Studies 49 (4%)
Engineering 49 (4%)

Transfer GPA and Credit Hours

  • Mean GPA of 3.14
  • Mean of 58 semester hours