Hawkeye Facts
- Founded: February 25, 1847—Iowa's first public institution of higher learning
- A comprehensive public university with a long-standing commitment to teaching, research and service
- First U.S. public university to admit men and women on an equal basis
- Home of the world-renowned Iowa Writers’ Workshop, the National Advanced Driving Simulator, and one of “America’s Best Hospitals”
- World's first university to accept creative work in theatre, writing, music and art on an equal basis with academic research
- Student/faculty ratio: 15:1
- We educate many of the state's professionals:
- 79% of Iowa's dentists
- 50% of Iowa's physicians
- 47% of Iowa's pharmacists
- 45% of Iowa's BSN nurses
- Teachers and administrators in 80% of Iowa's K-12 school districts
