COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 153658PUBLIC

IOWA CITY, IA

University of Iowa

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$22,531Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate73.9%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$69,866working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$22,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$69,866
Median earnings 5 years after completion$66,310

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$15,316
$30,001–48,000$15,489
$48,001–75,000$19,930
$75,001–110,000$23,811
$110,001+$26,266

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion73.9%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention89.8%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients18.4%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share41.9%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid40.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,887federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates22,264IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate83.6%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$22,500

5,851 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

25 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 108 working graduates$92,767 earnings · $22,500 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 113 working graduates$91,720 earnings · $21,500 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 110 working graduates$89,078 earnings · $23,109 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 130 working graduates$88,264 earnings · $26,025 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 297 working graduates$88,229 earnings · $23,165 debt →Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$86,894 earnings · $27,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 161 working graduates$81,994 earnings · $25,000 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 224 working graduates$78,836 earnings · $24,811 debt →Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 131 working graduates$77,659 earnings · $23,149 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 127 working graduates$76,746 earnings · $22,407 debt →Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 173 working graduates$71,233 earnings · $26,000 debt →Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$68,601 earnings · $28,000 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$67,760 earnings · $24,929 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 210 working graduates$67,605 earnings · $23,750 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$65,923 earnings · $24,250 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 532 working graduates$61,732 earnings · $24,250 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 204 working graduates$61,200 earnings · $25,269 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 206 working graduates$60,737 earnings · $25,814 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 87 working graduates$59,801 earnings · $26,642 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 176 working graduates$56,933 earnings · $25,907 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$51,679 earnings · $22,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 86 working graduates$51,338 earnings · $27,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 216 working graduates$51,031 earnings · $24,398 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 112 working graduates$43,192 earnings · $27,000 debt →English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$40,434 earnings · $24,386 debt →
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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.