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The University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa, ranked the third-best college town in the United States by the American Institute for Economic Research. Offering the energy of a major metropolitan area with the friendliness and safety of a small town, there’s something for everyone in Iowa City. Shopping, local art, live music, street festivals, and excellent restaurants make Iowa City a great place to live.

Iowa is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, and has one of the 50 largest international enrollments in the U.S., with over 100 nationalities represented on campus.

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Areas of StudyCollege of Liberal Arts & SciencesACTUARIAL SCIENCEAFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIESAMERICAN STUDIESANCIENT CIVILIZATION

• Ancient Mediterranean Religions • Egypt & the Ancient Near East

ANTHROPOLOGY • Anthropology for the Health Professions • Cultural Resources & Heritage Management • Environmental Anthropology • Gender & Culture • Medical Anthropology

ART • Ceramics • Drawing • Graphic Design • Intermedia • Jewelry & Metal Arts • Painting • Photography • Printmaking • Sculpture • Three-Dimensional Design

ART HISTORYASIAN LANGUAGES & LITERATURE

• Chinese • Hindi • Japanese • Sanskrit

ASTRONOMYATHLETIC TRAININGBIOCHEMISTRYBIOLOGY*

• Cell & Developmental Biology • Comprehensive Biology • Evolutionary Biology • Genetics & Biotechnology • Neurobiology • Plant Biology

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCESCHEMISTRY* CINEMACLASSICAL LANGUAGESCOMMUNICATION STUDIES* COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

• Literature & Arts • World Languages & Literature

COMPUTER SCIENCE* DANCEECONOMICS

• Analytical • Business • Policy

ENGLISHENGLISH & CREATIVE WRITINGENTERPRISE LEADERSHIPENVIRONMENTAL POLICY & PLANNINGENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES*

• Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies • Latin American Studies • Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies • South Asian Studies

ITALIANJOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATIONLINGUISTICS

• Linguistics • Teaching English as a Second Language

MATHEMATICS* MICROBIOLOGY

• Pre-Medicine • Scholar

MUSIC • Composition • Jazz Studies • Music Education • Music Therapy • Performance (Brass & Woodwinds, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice)

PHILOSOPHYPHYSICSPHYSICS, APPLIEDPOLITICAL SCIENCEPORTUGUESEPSYCHOLOGY* RELIGIOUS STUDIESRUSSIANSCIENCE EDUCATION

• All ScienceSOCIAL WORKSOCIOLOGY

• Criminology, Law & Justice • Family, Health & Well-Being • Organizations, Networks & Careers

SPANISHSPEECH & HEARING SCIENCESPORT STUDIES

• Coaching AuthorizationSTATISTICS

• Mathematical Statistics • Statistical Computing & Data Science • Statistics in Business, Industry, Government & Research

THEATRE ARTS

Open Major* First-year option that offers five semesters to choose a major

Tippie College of Business ACCOUNTINGBUSINESS ANALYTICS & INFORMATION

SYSTEMSECONOMICS* FINANCEMANAGEMENTMARKETING

• Biosciences • Chemical Sciences • Geosciences • Hydrosciences

ETHICS & PUBLIC POLICY • Economics • Philosophy • Political Science • Sociology

FRENCH • French & Arabic

GENDER, WOMEN’S & SEXUALITY STUDIES

GEOGRAPHY • Environmental Studies • Geographic Information Science • Health & Society

GEOSCIENCEGERMANGLOBAL HEALTH STUDIESHEALTH & HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

• Exercise Science • Health Promotion • Health Studies • Pre-Child Life • Sport & Recreation Management (Business Studies, Coaching & Sport Instruction, Communications Public Relations/Journalism, Entrepreneurship, Event Management, Interscholastic Athletic/Activities Administration, Sport & Diversity) • Therapeutic Recreation

HISTORYHUMAN PHYSIOLOGYINFORMATICS

• Art • Bioinformatics • Economics • Geoinformatics • Health Informatics • Human-Computer Interaction • Individualized Cognates • Linguistics • Media • Medical Informatics • Music • Social Informatics

INTERDEPARTMENTAL STUDIES • Engaged Social Innovation • Writing for the Sciences

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSINTERNATIONAL STUDIES

• African Studies • Caribbean Studies • Development • East Asian Studies • European Studies • Global Artistic Tradition & Change • Global Health • Global Resources & the Environment • International Human Rights • International Business • International Communication & Information • International Human Rights

College of EducationELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Specializations: • Art • History • Language Arts • Mathematics • Music • Physical Education • Reading • Science • Social Sciences (multiple social studies areas, including history) • Special Education (Instructional Strategist I: Mild/Moderate) • Speech Communication/Theater

SECONDARY EDUCATION College of Liberal Arts and Sciences majors combined with College of Education course work • Art • Art History • English • Mathematics • Music • Science (General Science, Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics, 9–12 All Science) • Social Sciences (Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology) • World Languages (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish)

ADDITIONAL ENDORSEMENTS • Athletic Coach • English as a Second Language • Hearing Impaired • Journalism • Middle School • Talented & Gifted

College of Engineering* BIOMEDICAL

• Bioinformatics • Bioimaging • Biomaterials • Cardiovascular Biomechanics • Cellular • Musculoskeletal Biomechanics • Pre-Medicine

CHEMICAL • Biochemical • Business • Chemical Process • Energy & Environment • Entrepreneurship • Pharmaceuticals • Polymers • Pre-Medicine • Sustainability

CIVIL • Civil Engineering Practice • Entrepreneurial Career Path • Environmental Health • Environmental Remediation & Control • Human Modeling & Simulation Management • Pre-Architecture • Structures, Mechanics & Materials • Sustainability

• Transportation • Urban & Regional Planning • Water Resources

COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERINGELECTRICAL

• Computer • Electrical

INDUSTRIAL • Computer & Information Systems • Entrepreneurship • Human Factors & Ergonomics • Management • Medical Systems

MECHANICAL • Design • Energy & Environment • Manufacturing & Materials Processing

UNDECLARED First-year option that offers three semesters to explore engineering majors

College of MedicineMEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCESNUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY

RADIATION SCIENCES

College of NursingNURSING

College of PharmacyDOCTOR OF PHARMACY

(six-year PharmD program)

College of Public HealthPUBLIC HEALTH

Degree Completion ProgramsCan be completed without coming to campus

ASSOCIATE DEGREE TO BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (RN–BSN)BACHELOR OF APPLIED STUDIES (BAS)BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (BA)BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BBA)BACHELOR OF LIBERAL STUDIES (BLS) • Global Studies • Health & Human Studies • Organizational Studies

Preprofessional ProgramsPreparatory work and specialized advising for professional degree programs inDENTISTRYLAWMEDICINEPHYSICAL THERAPY

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Certificate ProgramsCan complement any majorAGING STUDIES

AMERICAN INDIAN & NATIVE STUDIESAMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE & DEAF STUDIESCLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCECRITICAL CULTURAL COMPETENCEDISABILITY STUDIESENTREPRENEURIAL MANAGEMENTEVENT PLANNINGFUNDRAISING & PHILANTHROPY COMMUNICATIONGLOBAL HEALTH STUDIESHUMAN RIGHTSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESSINTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC/ACTIVITIES

ADMINISTRATIONLARGE DATA ANALYSISLATIN AMERICAN STUDIESLEADERSHIP STUDIESMEDIA ENTREPRENEURIALISMMEDIEVAL STUDIESMUSEUM STUDIESNAVAL HYDRODYNAMICSNONPROFIT MANAGEMENTPUBLIC HEALTHRISK MANAGEMENT & INSURANCESUSTAINABILITYTECHNOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIPWIND ENERGY

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MinorsAvailable in almost all major areas, plusAEROSPACE STUDIESAGING STUDIESAMERICAN INDIAN & NATIVE STUDIESAMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGEARABICBUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (non-business majors)COMMUNICATION SCIENCES & DISORDERS EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGYGENDER, HEALTH & HEALTHCARE EQUITYGLOBAL HEALTH STUDIESGREEKHUMAN RELATIONSKOREAN STUDIESLATINLATIN AMERICAN STUDIESLATINA/LATINO STUDIESMASS COMMUNICATIONMILITARY SCIENCERELIGION AND MEDIARUSSIAN & EASTERN EUROPEAN STUDIESTRANSLATION FOR GLOBAL LITERACY

Iowa does not grant degrees in Chiropractic, Mortuary Science, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Podiatric Medicine, or Veterinary Medicine, but does provide preparatory course work. Iowa offers ROTC programs in Aerospace Military Studies (Air Force ROTC) and Military Science (Army ROTC), as well as graduate degrees in more than 110 areas of study.

For a full list, visit admissions.uiowa.edu/200

* Popular areas of study among international students at Iowa

A Public Ivy according to The Public Ivies: America’s Flagship Public Universities

As an Iowa student, you’ll gain direct, hands-on experience in your field. You’ll also have countless opportunities to be directly involved in the exciting research being done at Iowa. University of Iowa graduates have gone on to design new technologies, start businesses, provide excellent health care, and create stunning works of art.

34th-best public university (U.S. News & World Report)

Ranked among the top 5% of universities in the world (Times Higher Education, 2016)

Member, Association of American Universities, an elite group of 62 world-class schools

95% of graduates find jobs or are admitted to graduate school within six months of earning their degree.

Job/graduate school placement rates by college within months of graduation:

Business ____________________ 92%Education ___________________ 93%Engineering _________________ 97%Liberal Arts & Sciences ________ 95%Nursing _____________________ 98%

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At the University of Iowa, you can find a community you love. There are nearly 500 student organizations on campus dedicated to everything from sports and hobbies to charity work. You can also choose to live in a residence hall with students that share your interests in one of more than 30 Living-Learning Communities.

The Campus Recreation and Wellness Center (CRWC) is the third-best campus recreation center in the nation, hosting events such as the U.S. Olympic Diving Trials and the 2015 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. Students have access to an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a climbing wall, indoor soccer field, rock wall, and many other great fitness resources.

ApplyRolling admissions offered until:

Fall (August) semester—March 1 Spring (January) semester—Oct. 1

How to apply Submit an online application by visiting admissions.uiowa.edu/apply.

Upload transcripts (college-level credit

awarded for successful completion of AP, IB,

GAC, AS, A-levels).

Report English proficiency. Submit TOEFL

or IELTS scores if your first language is not

English. TOEFL minimum is 80 with no

subscore less than 17. IELTS minimum is 65

with no band score less than 6.0.

ACT/SAT scores are optional for most colleges,

but encouraged for scholarship purposes.

Letters of recommendation and essays are NOT required.

Complete your financial statement (students

requesting F1 or J1 status).

After admission:

Receive your admission & scholarship notification. Merit-based scholarships are

available to qualified applicants.

Apply for housing early.

Accept admission and pay your enrollment

deposit.

Complete eShipGlobal to receive immigration documents if you reside outisde

the United States.

Complete the pre-arrival checklist through

International Student and Scholar Services.

Register for and attend student orientation

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Start classes!

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To learn more, visit admissions.uiowa.edu/international.

The University of Iowa prohibits discrimination in employment, educational programs, and activities on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, associational preferences, or any other classification that deprives the person of consideration as an individual. The university also affirms its commitment to providing equal opportunities and equal access to university facilities. For additional information on nondiscrimination policies, contact the Director, Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, the University of Iowa, 202 Jessup Hall, Iowa City, IA, 52242-1316, 319-335-0705 (voice), 319-335-0697 (TDD), diversity@uiowa.edu. W00000—07/16

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32,150 total students

15:1 student-to-faculty ratio

14% international students

50 U.S. states represented

114 nations represented