unitid 154095 · Cedar Falls, IA · public 4-year · city (small)
University of Northern Iowa
- enrollment 2023
- 10,196
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
93%
78th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
7,529
63rd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
27%
undergrads on Pell grants
35th pctl among public 4-years
completion
68%
finish within 150% time
86th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$22,278
50th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$15,901
after aid, aided students
72nd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$55,177
after entry, Title IV students
63rd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$19,691
52nd pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $10,863 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k15%
- 30-48k12%
- 48-75k20%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $70,583
- First-generation students
- 22%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,936
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 413 | $46,217 | $26,059 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 144 | $47,443 | $26,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 125 | $71,845 | $20,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 120 | $70,623 | $19,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 118 | $48,150 | $22,500 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 93 | — | — |
| Social Work. | 73 | $46,416 | $22,847 |
| Biology, General. | 71 | $59,773 | $21,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 68 | $39,695 | $26,400 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 64 | $52,215 | $22,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 53 | $61,505 | $18,067 |
| Marketing. | 52 | $67,282 | $17,750 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.