107 Calvin Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242-1396
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1847
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 20,300
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $303,367,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: April 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $5,935 in-state, 18,195 out-of-state
Room/Board: $6,912
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Price Waterhouse Coopers, Enterprise, Wells Fargo,Principal, Deloitte & Touche, LaSalle Bank, KPMG, Aegon, Target, Accenture, Cerner Corp, Ernst and Young, Cardinal Health, Hewitt Associates, Harris-Nesbitt, US Army, US Bank
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 4,551,217
Number of current serial subscriptions: 50,214
Number of microforms: 7,131,140
Number of audiovisuals: 34,133
Number of ebooks: 229,730
Other library facilities: University libraries is coordinated nextwork of individual libraries including Law Library and a Medical Library;Our nationally recognized Information Arcade in the Main Library, and the Information Commons in the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, offer expert consultation and state-of-the-art computer hardware and software to help students and faculty integrate new media technologies in their teaching, learning, and research.For those resources not available locally, the Libraries has access to the impressive collections of the other Big 10 universities and the University of Chicago through the CIC consortium. Some of the Library collections include the Iowa Women’s Archives,
John Martin Rare Book Room,Iowa Authors.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art and natural history museums, field campus, driving simulator, newspaper production lab, TV lab, survey research facility, new Honors Center, new Career Center.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,200
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 30,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 27%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 7%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 12%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 95%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 27%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 13%
Doubles: 45%
Triples or Suites: 24%
Apartments: 18%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 78
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 13%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 1,880 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Cedar Rapids, Iowa (20), Moline, Iowa (60)
Nearest train station: Mt. Pleasant, Iowa (52)
Nearest bus station: Iowa City, Iowa
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 30%
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Riverfest, Homecoming, Dance Marathon