Real costs by school · Iowa City, IA · Public
At University of Iowa, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid an average of $23,811 per year — the published cost of attendance is $28,596. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh.)
| Household income | Avg net price / yr | ≈ four years* |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30k | $15,316 / yr | $64,557 |
| $30–48k | $15,489 / yr | $65,286 |
| $48–75k | $19,930 / yr | $84,005 |
| $75–110k | $23,811 / yr | $100,363 |
| Over $110k | $26,266 / yr | $110,711 |
*Four-year figures grow each year's price by 3.5% — the same method College Compass uses in a family's plan. "Net price" is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education — not a calculator's estimate. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.
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Run University of Iowa for your student →At $75,000–$110,000 of household income, the distance between University of Iowa's published sticker price and what families in that band actually paid is $4,785 a year — a 17% discount off the number on the brochure. Graduates report a median $64,762 10 years out — roughly 65% of the four-year cost at this income band.
Earnings and completion from federal reporting — not the school's own placement survey.
These are averages. Your family isn't average.
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