14 Facts About Iowa University

University of Iowa is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States.

The University of Iowa is organized into 12 colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and seven professional degrees.

Iowa University is a member of the Association of American Universities, the Universities Research Association, and the Big Ten Academic Alliance.

Iowa University was the first state university to recognize the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Allied Union .

University of Iowa established the first law school west of the Mississippi River.

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Also, the University of Iowa was the first Big Ten institution to promote an African American to the position of administrative vice president.

Under the leadership of Carl Seashore in 1922, Iowa became the first university in the United States to accept creative projects as theses for advanced degrees.

Traditionally, graduate study culminates in the writing of a scholarly thesis, but Iowa University accepted creative works including a collection of poems, a musical composition, or a series of paintings to be presented to the graduate college in support of a degree.

In so doing, Iowa University established a creative standard in qualifying for the Master of Fine Arts degree and secured a place for writers and artists in the academy.

The Old Capitol was once the home of the state legislature and the primary government building for the State of Iowa but is the symbolic heart of the university with a restored ceremonial legislative chamber and a museum of Iowa history.

University of Iowa holds and continues to commission an extensive collection of public art.

Iowa University offers a Certificate in Sustainability through the Office of Sustainability .

Iowa University is a member of the Association of American Universities.

University of Iowa has 22 varsity athletic teams, known as the Hawkeyes.