COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 154095PUBLIC

CEDAR FALLS, IA

University of Northern Iowa

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

Average net price$15,901Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate68.5%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$54,830working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$19,691completers · 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$54,830
Median earnings 5 years after completion$52,258

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$10,863
$30,001–48,000$11,751
$48,001–75,000$14,099
$75,001–110,000$17,740
$110,001+$18,706

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.

Completion68.5%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention83.1%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients27.4%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share46.4%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid39.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort2,875federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates7,529IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate92.7%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$19,691

3,096 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

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

Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$87,580 earnings · $23,213 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 91 working graduates$82,641 earnings · $21,525 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 125 working graduates$81,172 earnings · $20,750 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 192 working graduates$74,838 earnings · $19,500 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 122 working graduates$72,757 earnings · $17,750 debt →CriminologyBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$54,993 earnings · $24,683 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 102 working graduates$54,629 earnings · $22,500 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 116 working graduates$53,829 earnings · $22,500 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$53,506 earnings · $19,387 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$51,712 earnings · $26,400 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$50,629 earnings · $22,847 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$50,144 earnings · $26,000 debt →Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$48,506 earnings · $23,907 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 307 working graduates$45,885 earnings · $26,059 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

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.