Next Steps

  • Accept our offer of admission

    Pay our $325 acceptance fee as soon as possible. The deadline to accept admission and pay the acceptance fee is May 1.
    The fee must be paid before you can make Orientation reservations through your Admissions Profile in MyUI.
    The acceptance fee is refundable prior to May 1 for summer and fall applicants (prior to November 15 for spring applicants).

  • Set up your HawkID

    You will receive an email with instructions on setting up your HawkID.

  • Monitor Your Admissions Profile in MyUI

    Please continue to monitor your Admissions Profile in MyUI for important communications from the university now that you have been admitted.

  • Apply for University Housing

    Beginning in January, you can apply for University Housing online through your Admissions Profile in MyUI. Be sure to consider Living Learning Communities, too!

  • Apply for Financial Aid & Scholarships

    Once admitted, file your FAFSA on the web as soon as possible after Oct. 1 for the following fall semester. Priority consideration for need-based scholarships and grants awarded by the UI Office of Student Financial Aid will be given to students whose FAFSA record is received by the University of Iowa on or before Dec. 1. 
    Filing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

  • Transfer college credit earned in high school

    Use the equivalency guide to determine how college courses taken in high school transfers to the University of Iowa.

  • Complete your online placement tests

    Placement tests should be completed at least two weeks before attending orientation.

  • Make a reservation to attend Orientation

    All new incoming undergraduate students are required to attend Orientation, where you will meet with an academic adviser and register for your first semester of classes. Submit your orientation program reservation through your Admissions Profile in MyUI. You get invited only if you accept our offer of admission by paying the $325 acceptance fee.   
    New Student Orientation

  • Connect on social

    Check out the Class of 2027 group to connect with future classmates.

Accept Admission

Sign into MyUI

Important Dates

October 1

FAFSA opens.

December 1

Priority deadline for financial aid.

January

Housing application opens.

March 1

Report health insurance status through Admissions Profile.

March 6

Sign up for your orientation date (must pay acceptance fee first).

May 1

Deadline to accept offer of admission.

May 31

Deadline to apply for on-campus housing.

June–August

Attend your selected Orientation date.

July 1

Official test scores and transcripts are due.

August 14–20

Attend On Iowa!

August 21

Classes begin!

Admitted Student Policies