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The University of Iowa

Type	Flagship Public Space grant
Established	1847 (1847)
Endowment	$1.259 billion (2016)
President	Bruce Harreld
Provost	Susan Curry
Administrative staff	2,296
Students	33,334 (Fall 2016)
Undergraduates	24,476
Postgraduates	8,858
Location	Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. 41°39′N 91°32′W / 41.650°N 91.533°W / 41.650; -91.533Coordinates: 41°39′N 91°32′W / 41.650°N 91.533°W / 41.650; -91.533
Campus	Urban 1,700 acres
Colors	Black and Gold
Athletics	NCAA Division I – Big Ten
Nickname	Hawkeyes
Affiliations	AAU APLU BTAA URA
Mascot	Herky the Hawk
Website	uiowa.edu

The University of Iowa (also known as the UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a flagshippublic research university in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest university in the state. Iowa is the second largest university in the state of Iowa, behind Iowa State University. University of Iowa is organized into eleven colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and seven professional degrees.

Located on an urban 1,700 acre campus on the banks of the Iowa River, the University of Iowa is classified as a Doctoral University with Highest Research Activity by the Carnegie Classifications. The university is best known for its programs in health care, law, and the fine arts, with programs ranking among the top 25 nationally in those areas. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the Stead Family Children's Hospital are ranked nationally by U.S. News and World Report in eleven specialties. The university was the original developer of the Master of Fine Arts degree and it operates the world-renowned Iowa Writer's Workshop, which has produced 17 of the university's 46 Pulitzer Prize winners. Iowa is a member of several prestigious research coalitions, including the Association of American Universities, the Universities Research Association, and the Big Ten Academic Alliance.

Among American universities, the University of Iowa was the first public university to open as coeducational, opened the first coeducational medical school, opened the first Department of Religious Studies at a public university, and was the first university to officialy recognize an LGBT student organization. The University of Iowa's 33,000 students take part in nearly 500 student organizations. Hundreds of events hosted around campus every year through the Iowa "After Class" program have made Iowa City one of the "Best College Towns in America." Iowa's 22 varsity athletic teams, the Iowa Hawkeyes, compete in Division I of the NCAA and are members of the Big Ten Conference. The University of Iowa alumni network exceeds 250,000 graduates located around the globe.