Envision Prestigious, Nationally-Ranked Programs

The UI Graduate College is distinguished by many departments and programs with high national rankings and by faculty who are among the best in the nation.

The UI School of Journalism was the first in the nation to award doctoral degrees in mass communication.

The Writers' Workshop was the first of its kind in the world. Widely lauded as the best creative writing program in the nation, it is a model for writing programs across the country.

The International Writing Program is the first and only program of its kind in the world, bringing together about 35 writers from around the world to The University of Iowa.

Original plays by students in the Playwrights Workshop were selected three years in a row for performance at the American College Theatre Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

The University of Iowa ranks 10th among public research universities in the number of National Institutes of Health awards it has received.