University of Northern Iowa

What are the graduation rates for students at University of Northern Iowa?

UNI's reported six-year graduation rate is 68% for the applicable cohort of first-time, full-time students pursuing bachelor's degrees. Its four-year rate is 47%. In practical terms, the difference shows why a student should consider both completing within four years and completing after additional time when comparing colleges.

These federal graduation-rate measures follow defined entering cohorts; they are not the share of all current students who will graduate, and they do not describe transfer students in the same way. UNI also reported an 82% retention rate, indicating the share in the measured first-year group who continued to the following fall. None of these figures explains an individual student's chances by itself. A student in a major with clinical placements, auditions or tightly sequenced courses should examine that program's course plan and ask how often required classes are offered.

What is the earning potential for graduates at University of Northern Iowa?

College Scorecard program figures offer a limited view of earnings roughly one year after completion for federally aided students in the reported program cohorts. They are program-level median earnings, not starting salaries promised to graduates or a university-wide prediction. Comparisons require care because the underlying credential, cohort size and graduates' subsequent education can differ by field.

For illustration, the reported one-year median was $56,120 for computer science and $52,695 for accounting. Teacher education in specific levels and methods was reported at $38,627, while psychology was $29,766. Construction management's reported figure was $64,521. These amounts describe earlier students observed in the earnings data, not what a new entrant will receive after graduation.

One-year earnings omit much of a degree's longer-term trajectory. They can also be affected by regional pay, part-time work, public-service jobs and enrollment in further education. The most useful comparison is between the same credential and field, considered alongside likely borrowing, program completion and the kinds of jobs a student actually wants.