University of Northern Iowa Student Population and Demographics

UNI Student Population

There are 9,278 students including 7,711 undergraduate and 1,567 graduate students at University of Northern Iowa for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 7,382 full-time and 1,896 part-time students with gender distribution of 3,374 male and 5,904 female students.

University of Northern Iowa is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 1,482 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

University of Northern Iowa has a total enrollment of 9,278 with a gender distribution of 36.37% male (3,374 students) and 63.63% female (5,904 students). There are 2,964 male and 4,747 female students in undergraduate school and 410 male and 1,157 female students are attending graduate school at University of Northern Iowa.

Student Population By Gender
University of Northern Iowa
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,278	3,374	5,904
Undergraduate	7,711	2,964	4,747
Graduate	1,567	410	1,157
Full-time	7,382	2,826	4,556
Part-time	1,896	548	1,348

[Chart] University of Northern Iowa 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

University of Northern Iowa has 7,382 full-time and 1,896 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 6,921 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 790 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 461 students are full-time and 1,106 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
University of Northern Iowa
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	9,278	7,382	1,896
Undergraduate	7,711	6,921	790
Graduate	1,567	461	1,106
Men	3,374	2,826	548
Women	5,904	4,556	1,348

[Chart] University of Northern Iowa Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At University of Northern Iowa, 1,482 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,792 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 9,278 students.

In undergraduate schools, 3,341 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 933 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
University of Northern Iowa
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	9,278	7,711	1,567
Online Exclusively	1,482	703	779
In Some Online Classes	2,792	2,638	154
Not In Online Classes	5,004	4,370	634

[Chart] University of Northern Iowa Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at University of Northern Iowa. There are 17 American Indian/Native American, 7,691 White, 309 Black/African American, 149 Asian, 534 Hispanic, 8 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 146 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
University of Northern Iowa
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,278	3,374	5,904
American Indian/Native American	17	4	13
Asian	149	59	90
Black/African American	309	140	169
Hispanic	534	181	353
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	4	4
White	7,691	2,736	4,955
Two More	253	87	166
Race Un-Known	119	59	60

[Chart] University of Northern IowaRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at University of Northern Iowa.

Age Distribution
University of Northern Iowa
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	9,278	7,711	1,567
Under 18	27	27	0
Age 18-19	2,325	2,325	0
Age 20-21	3,147	3,118	29
Age 22-24	1,816	1,517	299
Age 25-29	580	275	305
Age 30-34	326	137	189
Age 35-39	308	108	200
Age 40-49	459	116	343
Age 50-64	260	63	197
Over 64	11	6	5
Age Un-Known	19	19	0

[Chart] University of Northern Iowa 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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