International Programs Annual Report

student sitting in front of Greek ruins smiling; International Programs Annual Report 2025, Iowa

The UI International Programs 2025 annual report provides general information about IP as well as an overview of the past year’s activities, projects, research, events, statistics, student and faculty achievements, photos and more. 

View our 2025 Annual Report

International Student and Scholar Statistics

2026 Profile

Enrolled students - 1,623

Undergraduate students - 236

  • Degree-seeking undergrads - (220)
  • Non-degree undergrads - (16)

Graduate & Professional students - 1,387

  • Degree-seeking grads - (1,044)
  • Non-degree grads - (8)
  • Medical residents/fellows, post-docs - (335)

Students in post-graduation training - 270

Total International Student Census - 1,893*
* Includes students in post-graduation training

International student population, by country (2026)

CountryUndergraduate and Graduate Students
Armenia1
Australia7
Austria1
Azerbaijan1
Bahrain1
Bangladesh80
Belgium3
Benin1
Bolivia3
Bosnia and Herzegovina1
Brazil40
Bulgaria1
Burkina Faso2
Burma1
Cambodia1
Canada49
Chile8
China393
Colombia25
Congo, Democratic Republic of the1
Costa Rica3
Dominican Republic2
Ecuador4
Egypt32
El Salvador2
Estonia1
Ethiopia5
Finland1
France5
Gambia, The2
Georgia1
Germany8
Ghana67
Greece3
Guyana2
Honduras4
Hong Kong4
Hungary1
Iceland2
India348
Indonesia6
Iran69
Iraq3
Ireland3
Israel1
Italy19
Jamaica5
Japan18
Jordan24
Kazakhstan3
Kenya3
Kosovo1
Lebanon10
Malawi1
Malaysia5
Maldives1
Mexico24
Mongolia1
Morocco2
Namibia1
Nepal36
Netherlands10
New Zealand2
Nicaragua1
Nigeria94
Norway1
Pakistan39
Panama1
Peru9
Philippines7
Poland3
Portugal2
Romania2
Russia6
Rwanda1
Saint Lucia1
Saudi Arabia14
Senegal1
Serbia3
Singapore7
Slovakia1
Slovenia1
South Africa3
South Korea110
Spain11
Sri Lanka26
Sudan4
Sweden3
Taiwan30
Tanzania5
Thailand10
Turkiye28
Uganda5
Ukraine6
United Kingdom34
Uruguay1
Uzbekistan3
Venezuela7
Vietnam36
West Bank1
Yemen2
Zambia1
Zimbabwe8

Reports and Studies

International Programs Review - 2025

This review was conducted in spring 2025 according to university guidelines (MOP Part II 28.2) and the corresponding documentation below represents the results of that review.

2024 International Programs Self-Study

This document covers the many advances International Programs has made in fulfilling our mission in recent years and mentions challenges we see in both the near and far term. View the IP Self-Study (.docx).