University of Iowa
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Iowa is a public research university in Iowa City, IA (city setting), with 22,130 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 85% of 25,682 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1130–1320 on the SAT and 22–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $50,559 a year for out-of-state students and $28,596 in-state; aided first-year students paid $20,121 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 73% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, kinesiology, parks & recreation, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 3.51 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Iowa ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,964 in-state · $32,927 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 43 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Iowa
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Iowa teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 43 | 15 over | 5 | $2.5M | $58,640 | 990 | |
| Baseball | Big Ten Conference | 46 | 12 over | 4 | $3.4M | $74,421 | 964 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 17 | 2 over | 5 | $13M | $781,897 | 960 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 29 | 14 over | 7 | $8.5M | $292,505 | 982 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | Big Ten Conference | 26 | room 1 | 1 | $2.3M | $86,705 | 978 | |
| Football | Big Ten Conference | 131 | 26 over | 1 | $51M | $388,506 | 971 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $827k | $82,707 | 985 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $862k | $107,719 | 979 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Big Ten Conference | 20 | at cap | 5 | $2.8M | $137,863 | 995 | |
| Women's Rowing | Big Ten Conference | 75 | 7 over | 4 | $2.7M | $36,565 | 995 | |
| Softball | Big Ten Conference | 26 | 1 over | 4 | $2.3M | $90,354 | 976 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 28 | room 2 | 5 | $1.8M | $65,555 | 986 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $1.3M | $167,404 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 118 | 73 over | 1 | $2.9M | $24,286 | 979 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 129 | 84 over | 1 | $3.2M | $25,180 | 989 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Ten Conference | 26 | 8 over | 4 | $2.9M | $111,653 | 952 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big Ten Conference | 39 | 9 over | 1 | $4M | $103,472 | 974 | |
| Women's Wrestling | Independent | 32 | 2 over | 1 | $1.9M | $60,610 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.