The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) vs University of Iowa (UIowa)

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	The University of Texas at San Antonio	University of Iowa
Overview
Location	San Antonio, Texas	Iowa City, Iowa
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	78.0%	88.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	90.5%	86.2%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $60
SAT range	1020 - 1220	1130 - 1350
ACT range	18 - 26	22 - 29
Students submitting SAT score	51.0%	18.0%
Students submitting ACT score	11.0%	65.0%
Total number of applicants	21,726	22,434
Total number of admissions given out	19,662	19,340
Admitted students who chose to enroll	5,512	4,521
Yield rate	28.0%	23.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $25,631 Out of state: $37,928	In state: $24,686 Out of state: $46,649
Average net price	$11,013	$17,599
Tuition	In state: $6,237 Out of state: $18,534	In state: $8,356 Out of state: $30,319
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,217 Meal plan: $4,147	$11,780
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	81.0% Average amount $8,403	71.0% Average amount $11,007
Students receiving federal student loan	45.0% Average amount $5,018	44.0% Average amount $5,282
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $11,519	10.0% Average amount $16,747

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	29,801 Men 47.8% Women 52.2%	21,608 Men 44.3% Women 55.7%
Graduate students	4,933 Men 44.2% Women 55.8%	8,301 Men 46.1% Women 53.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	1.5%	39.4%
International students	2.8%	5.4%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	4,395	6,660
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Texas California Colorado Illinois Florida	Iowa Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin California

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences Engineering	Business Health Professions Engineering Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Students to faculty ratio	26:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	51.0%	73.7%
Dropout rate	22.3%	7.2%
Transferred out	23.6%	17.7%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $71,168 Year 2: $74,786 Year 3: $83,652 Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,254 Year 2: $61,218 Year 3: $78,030 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,211 Year 2: $60,264 Year 3: $73,023 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,590 Year 2: $63,180 Year 3: $70,727 Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,484 Year 2: $57,860 Year 3: $69,865 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $72,470 Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $69,652 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,474 Year 2: $62,734 Year 3: $69,012 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,646 Year 2: $60,771 Year 3: $66,662 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,677 Year 2: $59,485 Year 3: $66,389 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,900 Year 2: $54,671 Year 3: $65,990	Dentistry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $125,938 Year 2: $134,155 Year 3: $142,171 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $85,649 Year 2: $112,215 Year 3: $121,442 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $95,222 Year 2: $96,991 Year 3: $113,045 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $107,534 Year 2: $103,913 Year 3: $108,049 Public Health (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $65,863 Year 2: $69,757 Year 3: $81,687 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $61,283 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $81,057 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,973 Year 2: $69,657 Year 3: $80,787 Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,231 Year 2: $71,351 Year 3: $80,592 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,094 Year 2: $65,387 Year 3: $78,583 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,942 Year 2: $64,990 Year 3: $71,106

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