About University of Iowa:

University of Iowa is a public institution that was founded in 1847. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 24,476, its setting is city, and the campus size is 1,880 acres. The University of Iowa offers top-notch academic programming in more than 100 areas. Students looking to hone their leadership skills have many options, too: They can enroll in the LeaderShape Institute, a six-day getaway workshop; or participate in one of the many programs offered through the Center for Student Involvement & Leadership, including arts and entertainment, and multicultural programs. Freshmen do not have to live on campus, but about 95 percent choose to do so. Campus life may pose a challenge to tobacco users, as Iowa is a smoke-free campus. Students have more than 500 clubs and organizations from which to choose, and close to 10 percent of students go Greek as members of the school's more than 50 fraternities and sororities. Sports are another big focus of campus life; even in the competitive NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference, the Iowa Hawkeyes are notorious players. Four blocks from campus is Iowa City, a Midwestern metropolis that has been recognized among the nation’s best for its scenery, greenery and sustainable energy efforts. The University of Iowa has many well-ranked graduate programs, including degrees offered through its College of Law, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Henry B. Tippie School of Management and College of Education. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is a very highly ranked facility as well. Famous Iowa alumni include George Gallup, founder of the public opinion Gallup Poll; George Nissen, inventor of the trampoline; and Diablo Cody, screenwriter of "Juno" and "Jennifer’s Body." Actor Ashton Kutcher was briefly a Hawkeye who studied biomedical engineering before a modeling agent spotted him.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 60 78 89 90 100 104 109 121 127 130 138 149 159 168 186 208 225

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 190 218 263 246 - 288 299 - - 301-350 401-450 351-400 401-450 451-500 451-500 -
Engineering 217 240 257 261 255 - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - 261
Life Sciences 52 58 73 78 84 89 95 97 104 110 116 123 142 153 161 194
Medicine 59 65 65 74 71 76 92 93 93 107 101 103 112 128 138 150
Natural Sciences 216 188 207 232 210 180 173 205 204 212 235 214 213 248 265 301-350
Social Sciences 41 37 67 65 84 80 89 84 102 112 108 114 123 142 167 179

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - - - 451-500 401-450 - - -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 189 221 - 218 225
Chemistry - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 401-450 401-450 - - 241
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - - 451-500 - 451-500 - - -
Civil Engineering 106 73 98 87 118 163 184 251 277 267 - 297 199
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 109 114 128 142 154
Computer Science 96 110 140 164 138 190 212 227 291 351-400 351-400 351-400 167
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 141 159 - 257 260
Electrical Engineering 158 142 219 251 258 - 301-350 301-350 301-350 286 351-400 351-400 205
Environment / Ecology 158 153 190 188 218 246 255 293 290 - - - -
Geosciences 133 120 141 154 143 159 144 141 140 190 - 177 170
Immunology - - - - - - - - 108 111 - 136 148
Materials Science - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 - - - 289
Mathematics 105 103 124 121 119 114 116 122 178 161 231 204 148
Mechanical Engineering 155 175 209 197 175 264 274 301-350 298 247 292 301-350 145
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 114 119 - - 130
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 128 144 - 166 194
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 95 104 - 119 121
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 119 119 130 133 107 136 143 158 172 196 194 227
Physics 258 233 169 171 208 184 181 210 183 168 201 221 270
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 67 76 - 90 119
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 114 123 146 157 178
Space Science - - - - - - - - 127 168 - 211 246
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 160
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -