The student population at University of Northern Iowa is 8,945 (7,735 undergraduate and 1,210 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,214 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UNI is 86.47% which is decreased by 2,645 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 569 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.76 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

955 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -45.11% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 10,917 where 8,945 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

86.47% of total students is undergraduate students and 13.53% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 2,645 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 569 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.76 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in UNI than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Northern Iowa since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1412,15910,3804,4715,9091,7795591,220
2014-1511,928
-231
10,142
-238
4,434
-37
5,708
-201
1,786
7
549
-10
1,237
17
2015-1611,981
53
10,169
27
4,365
-69
5,804
96
1,812
26
543
-6
1,269
32
2016-1711,905
-76
10,104
-65
4,352
-13
5,752
-52
1,801
-11
510
-33
1,291
22
2017-1811,861
-44
9,961
-143
4,237
-115
5,724
-28
1,900
99
504
-6
1,396
105
2018-1911,187
-674
9,536
-425
3,970
-267
5,566
-158
1,651
-249
489
-15
1,162
-234
2019-2010,477
-710
8,953
-583
3,679
-291
5,274
-292
1,524
-127
393
-96
1,131
-31
2020-219,507
-970
8,289
-664
3,301
-378
4,988
-286
1,218
-306
367
-26
851
-280
2021-229,217
-290
7,967
-322
3,100
-201
4,867
-121
1,250
32
324
-43
926
75
2022-238,945
-272
7,735
-232
2,955
-145
4,780
-87
1,210
-40
284
-40
926
Average10,9179,3243,8865,4371,5934521,141
University of Northern Iowa Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,324 where 7,735 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Northern Iowa since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,3809,3303,9265,4041,050545505
2014-1510,1429,1223,8955,2271,020539481
2015-1610,1699,1273,8445,2831,042521521
2016-1710,1049,1463,8675,279958485473
2017-189,9619,1003,7965,304861441420
2018-199,5368,7453,5625,183791408383
2019-208,9538,2283,3424,886725337388
2020-218,2897,6322,9624,670657339318
2021-227,9677,2902,8094,481677291386
2022-237,7356,9762,6404,336759315444
Average9,3249,3243,4645,0059,324422432
University of Northern Iowa Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,593 where 1,210 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Northern Iowa since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,7796381924461,141367774
2014-151,7865971714261,189378811
2015-161,8125621534091,250390860
2016-171,8015571534041,244357887
2017-181,9005371443931,3633601,003
2018-191,6515191553641,132334798
2019-201,5244541123421,070281789
2020-211,218432110322786257529
2021-221,250449120329801204597
2022-231,210399109290811175636
Average1,5931,5931423731,593310768
University of Northern Iowa Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 84.09%. The percentage was 85.57% 10 years ago and UNI still has a high percentage of white students. 1.63% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.88% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Northern Iowa over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1424107341322710,404179
2014-152510833937779,967210
2015-162213335237979,868230
2016-173314133042899,755215
2017-183614631743079,685221
2018-193614631041279,079219
2019-2013138254437108,620257
2020-211113625144267,784251
2021-221212124544947,702237
2022-231014625847247,522232
Average2213230041579,039225
University of Northern Iowa Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

955 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -45.11% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Northern Iowa from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1511,9281,7407089,480
2015-1611,9816941,8709,417
2016-1711,9056851,6169,604
2017-1811,8615882,0289,245
2018-1911,1876362,1188,433
2019-2010,4775592,1737,745
2020-219,5079096,9491,649
2021-229,2177674,2124,238
2022-238,9459552,9855,005
Average10,7798372,7407,202

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