2023 Profile

International Student Census - 2,178

Enrolled students - 1,827

Undergraduate students - 355

  • Degree-seeking undergrads - (336)
  • Non-degree undergrads - (16)
  • Iowa Intensive English Program - (3)

Graduate & Professional students - 1,472

  • Degree-seeking grads - (1,145)
  • Non-degree grads - (16)
  • Medical residents/fellows, post-docs - (311)

Students in post-graduation training - 351

Past Enrollment Statistics

CountryUndergraduate and Graduate Students
Algeria2
Argentina5
Armenia1
Australia11
Austria1
Azerbaijan2
Bahamas2
Bahrain1
Bangladesh54
Belarus2
Benin2
Bolivia2
Brazil40
Bulgaria1
Burkina Faso2
Burma2
Canada51
Chile7
China556
Colombia26
Congo1
Costa Rica3
Czechia1
Dominican Republic2
Ecuador6
Egypt22
Ethiopia4
Finland1
France14
The Gambia3
Georgia1
Germany10
Ghana34
Greece2
Guatemala1
Guyana1
Honduras3
Hong Kong4
India388
Indonesia13
Iran73
Iraq4
Ireland3
Israel4
Italy18
Jamaica4
Japan18
Jordan32
Kazakhstan3
Kenya7
Kuwait1
Kyrgyzstan1
Lebanon14
Liberia1
Libya2
Malaysia18
Mexico19
Mongolia6
Morocco1
Myanmar2
Nepal26
Netherlands13
New Zealand4
Nigeria103
North Korea2
Norway1
Oman1
Pakistan43
Panama2
Peru11
Philippines7
Poland3
Portugal2
Romania1
Russia6
Rwanda2
Saint Kitts and Nevis1
Saint Lucia1
Saudi Arabia21
Senegal1
Serbia3
Sierra Leone3
Singapore6
Slovakia1
South Africa3
South Korea158
Spain9
Sri Lanka43
Sudan3
Sweden2
Switzerland1
Syria5
Taiwan30
Tanzania4
Thailand12
Turkey3
Turkiye25
Uganda4
Ukraine4
United Kingdom25
Uzbekistan5
Venezuela10
Vietnam36
West Bank4
Yemen1
Zambia1
Zimbabwe8

 

international student during first day at UI in front of pentacrest
“This is one of the special photos for me since it is my first photo at the university...I am in the middle with my...Turkish and Japanese friend and it is my first month at the university. You can clearly see that emotion in my face.”
Zeynep Mentesoglu, teaching and learning PhD student