Student success

Finding the power in her voice through resiliency
Malaz Aliomer has created her own path through new experiences and conquered challenges. Now, the University of Iowa student is following her passion for working with children and achieving her goal of earning a degree from the College of Education.

Exploring every opportunity at Iowa
Noah Tarantello’s time at the University of Iowa has been punctuated by discovery, diving into numerous student organizations, finding kindred spirits at the Tippie College of Business, and pivoting toward a career path in management.

Leaving a legacy of helping children
As a first-year student, Karah Kluck helped establish a free assistive technology consultation program at the University of Iowa for families of children with reading disabilities. The program continues to provide guidance to families from Iowa and beyond.

Celebrating Iowa’s fall 2022 grads
This fall, more than 1,800 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students will earn degrees. These Hawkeyes have engaged, excelled, and stretched to reach their goals — often overcoming the obstacles created by a pandemic.

Bringing queer history to life on stage
Ann Kreitman found community at the LGBTQ Iowa Archives and Library, as well as a wealth of stories to tell in her work in the theater.

Stirring the imagination through lighting, costumes
While some theater graduate programs require students to focus on one specialty, the University of Iowa allowed Alastair Sigala Ramirez to pursue both of his passions.

Iowa’s 2022 incoming class, by the numbers
The University of Iowa continues to attract high-achieving students. This fall’s incoming first-year class has topped previous records with an average high school grade-point average (GPA) of 3.82.

Hawks go for gold in sports careers
University of Iowa sport and recreation management students spent a week learning about many aspects of a career with the Olympics — and lived like an Olympian in the process.

Igniting a passion for research and discovery
Undergraduate students at the University of Iowa not only have plentiful opportunities to work alongside faculty researchers, they make important contributions to science.

Iowa’s 2021 incoming class, by the numbers
The University of Iowa welcomes the most academically accomplished class in its history for the fifth year in a row.

Daytona practicum puts Iowa marketers in pole position
A new practicum course allows University of Iowa students to work with NASCAR and Fox Sports executives, getting hands-on marketing experience while pitching Daytona 500 promotional campaigns.

Student veteran returns Iowa’s welcoming gesture
Jacob Schillo received a warm welcome for his military service when he visited the University of Iowa. The doctoral student in genetics — who was named a 2021 Tillman Scholar — has returned the gesture by creating programs to help student veterans succeed academically.

Iowa’s 2020 incoming class, by the numbers
The University of Iowa welcomes the most academically accomplished class in its history for the fourth year in a row.

Iowa’s 2019 incoming class, by the numbers
This fall’s incoming undergraduate class at the University of Iowa has yet again topped previous records in achievement with a higher average high school GPA, at 3.76, than any previous class.

Committed to conquering cancer
University of Iowa Dance Marathon has become one of the largest college philanthropies in the country — and it is starting to have a significant impact on the race to cure and prevent pediatric cancer.

Iowa’s 2018 incoming class, by the numbers
This fall’s incoming undergraduate class at the University of Iowa has again topped previous records in achievement with a higher average high school GPA, at 3.71, than any previous class.

Iowa: Shaping literature’s landscape for more than a century
From the storied Iowa Writers’ Workshop to a new undergraduate creative writing program, the craft of writing is deeply woven into the fabric of the UI.

The first and best home for writers
The UI is home to many renowned programs for aspiring writers and is a place where all students are afforded opportunities to improve their writing or weave it into their studies.

Iowa City: Little town, big on writing
The University of Iowa’s longtime renown and excellence in creative writing contribute to city’s international reputation as a writer’s haven.

Device design project ends with quite a ride
Born without most of his right arm, Jonny Cole couldn’t ride a bike. Four UI undergrads in the Department of Biomedical Engineering created a device that lets the Cedar Rapids boy ride with confidence.

Two disciplines. Two wheels. One elite program.
The University of Iowa's unique bike-building classes combining art and engineering set the worldwide standard.