University of Northern Iowa

Find what's right for you at UNI

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Embracing the opportunity for a new experience when transferring to the University of Northern Iowa, Nick Kettmann had a hard time choosing from UNI's 300 organizations and student activity groups. "There are many terrific organizations to explore, and I knew I couldn't do them all," said the UNI senior.

Kettmann transferred to UNI from a community college. He was looking for a campus with the "university feel," but with a personalized experience in classes and campus activities. He found it at UNI and was amazed at how smoothly the transfer process went.

"I was nervous to be starting all over at a new college, but the faculty, staff and fellow students made me feel at home the second I stepped foot on campus," he said. "I also didn't have trouble transferring a single class to UNI."

As an elementary education major, Kettmann also was lured to UNI's strong tradition of sending pre-K through 12 educational leaders to classrooms all over the world. UNI was founded more than 130 years ago as a teaching school, but UNI students can now choose from 120 majors.

From its academic programs and facilities to the size of the school, students say that UNI is "just right." UNI students can expect an excellent faculty-to-student ratio, exceptional graduation rates, a winning Division I Panther athletics program, a vibrant campus life, and outstanding internship and job placement assistance.

Students have access to one of America’s best college dining services, outstanding health and wellness facilities, a 100,000-square-foot performing arts complex, venues for playing and watching sports, recording studios, and much more.

The campus is located on 915 acres in Cedar Falls, but the 12,900 students' experiences aren't confined within its borders. Students learn to climb walls of ice on an ice-covered silo made by instructor of physical education Don Briggs; they teach basic hygiene to Gypsies living on dumps in the Balkans with UNI associate professor of health promotion and education Catherine Zeman; they start successful businesses with guidance and expertise from faculty, staff and community leaders; and UNI's education majors spend more time in front of a classroom than any others in the state, whether student teaching in Iowa or half-way around the world.

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