University of Northern Iowa College of Education

Education School Admissions

Application

Director of admissions Christie Kangas
Application deadline rolling
Application fee $40

University of Northern Iowa College of Education
TOEFL

TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 550 paper test

Post-baccalaureate certificate programs

Applications 101
Acceptance rate 15.8%
Enrollment 0 full-time
48 part-time
Test requirements Neither GRE or MAT scores are considered or required for any of the programs

Master’s programs

Applications 998
Acceptance rate 46.2%
Enrollment 134 full-time
259 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education Specialist programs

Applications 8
Acceptance rate 100.0%
Enrollment 8 full-time
9 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Ph.D./Ed.D. programs

Applications 27
Acceptance rate 44.4%
Enrollment 21 full-time
85 part-time
Test requirements GRE scores are considered or required for some or all of the programs

Education School Academics

Degree and Program Offerings

Degree programs offered bachelor’s, post-baccalaureate certificate, master’s, education specialist, Ed.D.
(11)
Categories of study offered to master’s students teaching track, counseling/psychology track, administration track, other
Categories of study offered to education specialist students counseling/psychology track, administration track, other
Any programs in education offered off campus Yes
Any programs in education offered through distance education Yes

Program Specialization
65.2 percent of students reported specialty information. Totals may exceed 100% due to students with multiple specialities.

education administration and supervision 45%
student counseling and personnel services 24%
curriculum and instruction 6%
social and philosophical foundations of education 2%
educational psychology 4%
elementary teacher education 3%
junior high/intermediate/middle school teacher education 1%
special education 9%
educational/instructional media design 7%

Graduates (2010)

Certificate program graduates 0
Master’s program graduates 227
Education specialist program graduates 6
Doctoral program graduates 18

Faculty Resources

Full-time faculty 126
Part-time faculty 55
Full-time faculty with doctoral degrees 64%
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty who received awards or were editors of educational journals during 2009 and 2010 2.4%

Research Expenditures (2009-2010)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $1.9
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in externally funded research 14.3%

Education School Ranking

Education Ranking Scores

Score 34
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 2.8
Superintendent assessment score (out of 5) 3.7
Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students 342 – Low
Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students 456 – Low
Doctoral programs acceptance rate 44.4% – Medium
Ratio of doctoral degrees granted to full-time faculty 0.1:1 – Low
Student-faculty ratio 0.4:1 – Low
Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands) $13.6
Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) $1.9

Education School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Joyce Morrow
Financial aid phone (800) 772-2736

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $7,102 per year (in-state)
Full-time: $15,268 per year (out-of-state)
Part-time: $395 per credit (in-state)
Part-time: $848 per credit (out-of-state)
Required fees $906 per year
Room and board $7,120
Books and supplies $1,055
Miscellaneous expenses $3,449

Financial Aid Availability

Fellowships 0
Teaching assistants 11
Research assistants 3
Other appointments 71
Students receiving grants and/or scholarships 217