About UNI

The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls, Iowa. For more than 120 years, the University of Northern Iowa has fostered a premier learning and teaching environment. While emphasizing undergraduate education, UNI offers graduate programs at the master’s, specialist’s and doctoral levels.

UNI offers nearly 160 majors, minors and areas of study across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences and Graduate College.  An education from UNI can set you up for future success—no matter what your ultimate goals are.

The University of Northern Iowa is ranked second in the "Best Regional Universities (Midwest)" category for public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2020 "America's Best Colleges" guidebook. UNI also was 20th on a combined list of all public and private Midwest regional universities.

Students love our perfect-sized campus and nationally recognized academic offerings. As a teaching-focused university, UNI's faculty and staff put students first.  The fall 2019 enrollment at UNI was 10,497.