Facts & Figures

Undergraduate Profile

Number of Students
  • 16,010 CLAS undergraduates (78% of UI undergraduates), fall 2009
  • 3,906 CLAS students in the University Honors Program, fall 2009
Gender
  • Female: 55%
  • Male: 45%
Ethnicity
  • American Indian or Native Alaskan: 0.5%
  • African American: 2.8%
  • Latino(a): 3.5%
  • Asian or Pacific Islander: 3.8%
  • International: 3.8%
Residency
  • Resident: 62.3%
  • Non-resident: 37.7%
Mean Standardized Test Scores
  • ACT: 25.0
  • SAT: 1,183.8
Largest Undergraduate Majors
  1. Psychology
  2. English
  3. Interdepartmental Studies
  4. Biology
  5. Communication Studies
  6. Art
  7. Political Science
  8. History
  9. International Studies
  10. Journalism & Mass Communication
Country of Origin of Our International Students

Students from 47 countries are enrolled, with the greatest numbers coming from:

  1. People's Republic of China, 336 students
  2. Republic of Korea, 107 students
  3. Malaysia, 35 students
  4. Canada, 15 students
  5. Japan, 15 students
  6. Taiwan, 15 students
Home State of Our Students

Students from 49 of the 50 states are enrolled, with the greatest numbers coming from:

  1. Iowa: 9,650 students
  2. Illinois: 3,888 students
  3. Minnesota: 345 students
  4. Wisconsin: 248 students
  5. California: 80 students

Source: A Profile of Students Enrolled at the University of Iowa, Fall Semester 2009 and the University Honors Program