Rankings
U.S. News & World Report
#1 College of Education in Iowa
# 4 in the nation
Rehabilitation Counseling
#21 in the nation
Higher Education Administration
#31 in the nation
Best Online Master of Arts in Education
Student Success
11:1 student to faculty ratio
$1 million+ in scholarships for academic excellence and financial need
Placement Rates
More than 99% of undergraduate and graduate students were employed or engaged in additional education
*2023-24 most recent year for which data is available
Enrollments
927 undergraduate students
569 graduate students
75 UI REACH students
Fall 2024
Alumni Network
30,493 alumni teaching, leading, counseling in all 50 states, and 82 countries.
Research and Outreach
114 Books and journal articles
$12.7 Million awarded in more than 70 new research grants and contracts to 40 faculty members
Scanlan Center for School Mental Health
79% Iowa K-12 school districts reached through professional development and clinical services
41 Iowa colleges and universities reached
11,263 K-12 educators and school staff engaged in professional development webinars, workshops, conferences, and customized training
72 K-12 school districts across 60 Iowa counties received clinical support (e.g., individual counseling, group counseling, child psychiatry, post-crisis services)
1,406 counseling sessions conducted (1,102 individual counseling appointments and 304 group appointments)
420 Iowans reached through 6 large post-crisis events across 4 PreK-12 school districts
5,247 faculty and staff participated in higher education workshops across 88 sessions
17 school mental health research projects
23 doctoral, graduate, and practicum students trained in school mental health research and clinical opportunities
* Reporting timeline: October 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
Iowa Reading Research Center
3,346 educators completed an IRRC eLearning module this past year
3,580 caregivers and educators visited the Caregivers Resource Hub
10,000+ active users of LIFTER (Letter Identification and Formation for Transcription and Early Reading)
700+ educators participated in the 2024 Iowa Science of Reading Summit
29 visits made to school districts for professional development and consultation
17 schools and districts have become IRRC data partners
22 blog posts on literacy topics for caregivers and educators
Belin-Blank Center
347 Professional learning participants took 520 credit hours
1,463 Student programs participants
543 Students took 869 AP© courses
4,457 Outreach participants
92 Assessments and 408 therapy/consult sessions completed by psychological services
Iowa Testing Programs
352,894 Iowa students in grades 3-11 took the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP)
1,175,322 tests in language/writing, reading, mathematics, and science were administered (ISASP)
750,000+ ISASP practice tests completed
37,756 educators completed the test security training prior to the ISASP administration
227 educators contributed to the development and review of new testing materials, and to the scoring of student responses
UI WILD
(Wildlife Instruction and Leadership Development)
School of the Wild
6,000+ students from 95 schools and 41 counties
Iowa Wildlife Camps
1,624 campers in the 2025 camp season
(December 2024 - August 2025)
Iowa Raptor Project
500,000+ Iowans reached through Iowa Raptor Project ambassadors
Together Hawkeyes
1,841 gifts of $1,000 or less
2,094 total donors have gifted
$52,826,340 towards our goal of $80M
66% as of 7/10/2025
