University of Iowa

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 27% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 13% of housing units are Singles.
• 45% of housing units are Doubles.
• 24% of housing units are Triples.
• 18% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 78 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 13% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 95% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Riverfest, Homecoming, Dance Marathon
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 400 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Xi; Mortar Board; Omicron Delta Kappa; Golden Key; National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Phi Eta Sigma
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Association of Muslim Students, Bahai Assoc, 24/7, Campus Bible Fellowship, Campus Christian Fellowship, Campus Crusade for Christ, Diamond Way Buddhist Group, Episcopal Campus Ministry, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Hillel, Hindu Students Council, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Newman Catholic Center, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, United Campus Ministry, Wesley Foundation, St. Paul’s Lutheran Center, Victory Campus Ministry
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African Student Association; American Indian Assoc; AISES; Asian American Coalition; Asian American Law Student Assoc; Black Genesis Dance Society; Black Graduate and Professional Students; Black Student Union; Hispanic Society; India Student Assoc; Indian Cultural Assoc; International Business Student Assoc; Kenyan Student Assoc; La Voz; Malaysian Student Society; Muslim Students Assoc; National Society of Black Engineers; Pakistan Student Assoc; Permias Indonesian Assoc; Persian Student Assoc; Society of Hispanic Professional Engineeers; Taiwanese Student Assoc; Thai Student Assoc; Turkish Student Assoc; Vietnamese Student Assoc; Voices of Soul
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) No Shame Theatre, Ten-minute Play Festival, Old Gold Singers, STAR (Students to Recruit Iowa Students), Student Alumni Association, SCOPE
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Daily Iowan (daily)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Cedar Rapids, Iowa (20), Moline, Iowa (60)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Mt. Pleasant, Iowa (52)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Iowa City, Iowa
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 16 fraternities
• 13 fraternity houses
• 7% of students are fraternity members
• There are 17 sororities
• 13 sorority houses
• 12% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered on campus

Additional Policies

hazing prohibited