University of Northern Iowa Trade Programs

University of Northern Iowa is a public institution situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The location of UNI is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

University of Northern Iowa Rankings

UNI is ranked #95 out of 1,440 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #3 out of 26 schools in Iowa.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UNI has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#107	Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UNI.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Electromechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Most Popular Electromechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Most Popular Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UNI has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Schools	College Factual
#7	Best Industrial Technology Schools	College Factual
#9	Best Industrial Production Technology Schools	College Factual
#31	Best Engineering Technologies Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#40	Best Engineering Technologies Schools	College Factual
#136	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of Northern Iowa?

Contact details for UNI are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1227 W 27Th St, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0005
Phone:	319-273-2311
Website:	www.uni.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/universityofnortherniowa
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/northerniowa

Can I Afford UNI?

For the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time UNI students paid $325 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $770 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,780	$18,480
Fees	$1,273	$1,273
Books and Supplies	$800	$800
On Campus Room and Board	$9,160	$9,160
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,396	$2,396

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UNI, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $5,948 a year. That adds up to $23,792 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UNI is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Northern Iowa Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,289 undergraduate students at UNI, with 7,632 being full-time and 657 being part-time.

There are also 1,218 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,632 full-time undergraduates at UNI, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Northern Iowa students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	98
Black or African American	179
Hispanic or Latino	366
White	6,382
International Students	141
Other Races/Ethnicities	466

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at University of Northern Iowa. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at UNI. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Mexico.

Online Learning at University of Northern Iowa

In 2019-2020, 7,858 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UNI has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of UNI

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Northern Iowa was $8,938 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $21,222. The following table shows how UNI is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Industrial Production Technology	#19	#10
Industrial Technology	#19	#10
Engineering Technologies	#37	#34

Online Growth Rankings of UNI

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Northern Iowa was 11.1%. This is the #1,182 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UNI regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Northern Iowa Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Industrial Technology	26	26
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	24	24
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	18	18
Athletic Training	12	12
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	0	0
TOTAL	80	80

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.