University of Iowa

University of Iowa awarded 43 bachelor's degrees in social work in the most recent reporting year, which ranks it #169 out of the 587 U.S. colleges that award the degree. That puts it among the larger BSW programs in the country — roughly 0.22% of every social work bachelor's degree awarded nationally comes from here.

63.7% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Unusually, part-time students complete at a higher rate here (68.0%) than full-time students (57.4%) — often a sign of a program built around people already working in the field. First-time entrants complete at 72.0% against 60.2% for transfers — worth checking how transfer credits map onto the practice sequence.

The average student pays $21,765 a year after grants and scholarships — $2,266 below the $24,031 median across the 13 BSW colleges in Iowa. 17.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.