	University of Iowa 2016 University Academic Rankings
AffiliationsAssociation of American Universities, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Committee on Institutional Cooperation, Universities Research Association The University of Iowa (also known as the UI, or simply Iowa) is a flagship public research university in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1847, Iowa is the oldest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into eleven colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and seven professional degrees. The Iowa campus spans 1,700 acres centered along the banks of the Iowa River and includes the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, named one of "America's Best Hospitals" for the 25th year in a row. The university was the original developer of the Master of Fine Arts degree and it operates the world-renowned Iowa Writers' Workshop. Iowa has very high research activity, and is a member of several research coalitions, including the prestigious Association of American Universities, the Universities Research Association, and the Committee on Institutional Cooperation. The Iowa alumni network exceeds 250,000, and the university budgeted revenues and expenses of $3.513 billion for 2015. The University of Iowa's athletic teams, the Hawkeyes, compete in Division I of the NCAA and are members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hawkeyes field 24 varsity teams and have won 27 national championships. History The University of Iowa was founded on February 25, 1847, just 59 days after Iowa was admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of Iowa refers to a State University to be established in Iowa City "without branches at any other place." The legal name of the university is the State University of Iowa, but the Board of Regents approved using the "University of Iowa" for everyday usage in October 1964. The first faculty offered instruction at the university beginning in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, located where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, there were 124 students, of whom forty-one were women. The 1856-57 catalogue listed nine departments offering ancient languages, modern languages, intellectual philosophy, moral philosophy, history, natural history, mathematics, natural philosophy, and chemistry. The first president of the university was Amos Dean. The original campus consisted of the Iowa Old Capitol Building and the 10 acres (40,000 m2) (4.05 hectares) of land on which it stood. Following the placing of the cornerstone July 4, 1840, the building housed the Fifth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa (December 5, 1842) and then became the first capitol building of the State of Iowa on December 28, 1846. Until that date, it had been the third capitol of the Territory of Iowa. When the capitol of Iowa was moved to Des Moines in 1857, the Old Capitol became the first permanent "home" of the University. In 1855, Iowa became the first public university in the United States to admit men and women on an equal basis. In addition, Iowa was the world's first university to accept creative work in theater, writing, music, and art on an equal basis with academic research The university was one of the first institutions in America to grant a law degree to a woman (Mary B. Hickey Wilkinson, 1873), to grant a law degree to an African American (G. Alexander Clark in 1879), and to put an African American on a varsity athletic squad (Frank Holbrook in 1895). The university offered its first doctorate in 1898. The University of Iowa established the first law school west of the Mississippi River, and it was also the first university to use television in education, in 1932, and it pioneered in the field of standardized testing. Also, the University of Iowa was the first Big Ten institution to promote an African Am ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Iowa Details

University of Iowa Details
detail	value
state	Iowa
conference	Big Ten Conference
public	Public
scores	1810/1207/27
level	Good
rank	[68
overall ROI rank	[79
size	medium-large
undergrads	22354
grads	7616
price	40191
drop	28
stem	17
research	445
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Iowa?

1. number 68 for Academics.

2. number 79 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Iowa?

1. University of Kentucky

2. University of California-Santa Barbara

3. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

4. University of Georgia

5. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

6. George Mason University

7. University of Massachusetts-Amherst

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Iowa National Academic Rankings

University of Iowa National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	68	146	178	63	60	53	45	115	79
All	64	86	93	62	60	47	43	60	65
All Nonivy	56	83	91	55	52	41	36	57	59
Div1	39	48	61	43	41	32	35	64	46
Div1 Nonivy	31	40	55	35	33	24	27	62	37
Div1 Public	20	19	31	24	23	18	19	55	31
Public	23	34	57	28	24	25	21	55	32
Power5	27	25	33	30	30	22	25	48	37
Big Ten Conference	9	8	11	10	10	8	7	11	9
Mid West Region	11	24	36	10	9	9	10	53	27
State of Iowa	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	4	1
Top Ten Top250	68	146	178	63	60	53	45	115	79
Top Ten Big Ten Conference	10	8	10	10	10	7	7	7	8
Top Ten State of Iowa	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	3	1

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University of Iowa Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Iowa
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
93.29	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
92.70	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	Big West Conference	Public	Good	63	122
92.49	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
92.21	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
92.14	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
86.67	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
86.64	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
86.46	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
86.30	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
86.14	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
86.13	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
85.99	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
85.96	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
85.77	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
85.65	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
85.39	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
85.27	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
85.03	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
85.01	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
84.82	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
84.72	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
84.54	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
84.52	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
82.33	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
80.84	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
79.85	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
79.48	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
79.46	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
78.93	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
78.71	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
77.47	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
76.61	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
76.41	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	228	206
75.34	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Good	164	193
75.05	University of San Diego	California	Pioneer Football League / West...	Private	Good	203	195
74.78	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
74.17	Furman University	South Carolina	Southern Conference	Private	Good	232	192
74.14	Union University	Tennessee	Gulf South Conference	Private	Good	225	213
74.09	University of Puget Sound	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Good	227	223
74.06	Muhlenberg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Good	223	217
74.02	Clark University	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	201	224
74.01	Denison University	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	204	170
74.00	Trinity University	Texas	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Good	212	170
73.94	The College of Wooster	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	277	317
73.82	Sewanee-The University of the South	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Good	244	250
73.77	Kalamazoo College	Michigan	Michigan Intercollegiate Athle...	Private	Good	285	415
73.75	Centre College	Kentucky	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Good	244	198
73.72	Beloit College	Wisconsin	Midwest Conference	Private	Good	250	233
72.98	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
72.90	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86

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University of Iowa Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Iowa

University of Iowa Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Iowa
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.99	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	Big West Conference	Public	Good	63	122
96.15	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
95.36	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
94.62	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
94.20	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
93.77	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
93.62	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
93.20	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
93.18	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
92.62	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
92.04	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
91.69	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
91.03	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Massachusetts	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	73	40
90.90	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
90.25	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
89.50	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106
89.48	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
89.33	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
88.23	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
86.91	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
86.49	Boston College	Massachusetts	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	47	75
84.78	New England Small College Ath Conf (Average)	-	New England Small College Ath Conf	-Conf-	Elite	-	144
84.02	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
83.96	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
82.88	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
80.83	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162
80.51	Harvey Mudd College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	49	19

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