University of Iowa (UI) is a four-year, public school located in Iowa City, IA.
It offers 337 graduate programs - 136 Master's, 110 Doctorate, 40 Post-bachelor's, and 51 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,425 for in-state and $32,372 for out-of-state students.
A total of 8,041 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 30,779 students at UI. UI offers online graduate programs and 2,235 out of 8,041 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
UI have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at College of Law and Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. In addition, you can find UI's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,425 for Iowa residents and $32,372 for out-of-state students. It offers 337 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Iowa |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 101 Jessup Hall, Iowa City, IA |
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| Graduate School Students | 7,912 students
2,235 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$13,425
Out-of-State$32,372 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 337 Graduate Programs
136 Master's, 110 Doctorate, 91 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Iowa
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Iowa with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Iowa residents, the tuition & fees are $13,425 and $32,372 for non-Iowa residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $647 for Iowa residents and $1,700 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $11,650 | $30,597 |
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| Fees | $1,775 | $1,775 |
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| Cost per Credit | $647 | $1,700 |
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| Books & Supplies | $950 |
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| Room & Board | $12,920 (On-Campus) / $12,920 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,066 (On-Campus) / $4,066 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $31,361 | $50,308 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $31,361 | $50,308 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $11,666 | $12,065 | $12,564 | $13,211 | $13,425 |
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| Out-of-State | $27,613 | $31,012 | $31,511 | $34,882 | $32,372 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Iowa offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 337 major areas - 136 Master's (2 online programs), 110 Doctorate (7 online programs), 40 Post-Bachelor's, 51 Post-Master's (8 online programs). 1,641 students have been conferred Master's degree and 945 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,641 | 945 | 615 | 755 |
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| Men | 755 | 452 | 177 | 432 |
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| Women | 886 | 493 | 438 | 323 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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Graduate Student Population
UI graduate schools have a total of 7,912 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 3,630 male and 4,282 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 4,980 full-time and 2,932 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,235 students enrolled through online exclusively and 504 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 5,031 White, 247 Black, and 471 Asian students are attending at University of Iowa. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
237 grad students are younger than 22 and 843 students are older than 65. It has 5,079 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,882 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 7,912 |
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| Men | 3,630 |
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| Women | 4,282 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 7,912 |
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| Full-time Students | 4,980 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,932 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 7,912 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 11 |
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| Asian | 471 |
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| Black | 247 |
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| Hispanic | 485 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
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| White | 5,031 |
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| Two or more races | 222 |
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| Un-Known | 287 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 7,912 |
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| 21 & Under | 237 |
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| 22-24 | 2,299 |
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| 25-29 | 2,780 |
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| 30-34 | 1,236 |
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| 35-39 | 646 |
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| 40 & Over | 843 |
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Online Population
At University of Iowa graduate schools, 2,235 students enrolled online exclusively and 504 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 8,041 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,235 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 504 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 5,302 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,235 |
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| Iowa Resident | 1,358 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 816 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 61 |
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