Rankings, Recognition and Awards
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FY2007
Top 100 Best Places to Live – “Money” magazine names three Iowa communities: Cedar Rapids (No. 64), Iowa City (No. 74) and West Des Moines (No. 71)
Iowa City area is No. 31 Best Place to Live – Bert Sperling and Peter Sandler, “Cities Ranked & Rated”, published by Wiley
Iowa City area is No. 5 “Best Places to Live and Work” – Sperling’s Best Places
Iowa City area is No. 5 “Best Smaller Metro” – “Forbes” magazine & Bertland Sperling 2007 annual rankings
Iowa City Community School is No. 4 in the nation focusing on college board scores and graduation rates – Expansion Management magazine (2005)
Iowa City area is the No. 3 Best Place in Nation to Retire – “Money” magazine
Iowa City area is No. 1 in job growth (8.9 percent for 2000-2005) – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2005) Iowa City area is No. 1 in long-term growth (10.4 percent for 2000-2006) and No. 5 in short-term growth (4.2 percent for 2003-2006) – Iowa Workforce Development
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University of Iowa & Education Ranking and Ratings
UI generated $366.4 million in external awards for the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
UIHC is one of America’s Best Hospitals – “U.S. News & World Report” magazine.
UI is Best Ranked Schools – Princeton Review
UI is ranked one of “America’s Best Value Colleges” – “Princeton Review”
UI is No. 64 in the nation among all national universities – “U.S. News & World Report”
UI is ranked No. 25 best university in the nation – “U.S. News & World Report”
UI Pappajohn Centers earn No. 25 national ranking – “Princeton Review” and “Entrepreneur” magazine.
UI Tippie MBA program is among the best in the world and No. 16 in the nation – "Financial Times," “Wall street Journal” and Harris Interactive.
UI Tippie MBA Program is ranked in top 20 regional MBA programs in the country – “Wall Street Journal”
UI Children’s Hospital is named No. 20 Best Children’s Hospital in the country – “Child Magazine”
21 University of Iowa graduate programs and colleges among the 10 best in the country among public universities, placing five of them No.1. “America’s Best Graduate Schools 2008” U.S. News & World Report
UI is ranked the No. 1 research university for postdocs in North America and No. 5 best research institution overall – “The Scientist” magazine. Kirkwood Community College is No. 28 in the nation in total number of degrees conferred - Community College Week
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State Rankings and Ratings
Iowa is No. 1 “Best Quality of Life” and “Best States for Business” – “Forbes” magazine
Iowa is No. 2 in healthcare – Commonwealth Fund State Scorecard
Iowa students are ranked No. 3 in the nation for composite ACT scores Iowa ranked No. 4 nationally in capital investment – “U.S. Investment Monitor 2006” report by Ernst & Young and Quantitative Economics and Statistics Practice
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