Quick Facts

Geographic Origin
Top 5 represented states

1. Iowa

2. Minnesota

3. Illinois

4. Texas

5. Nebraska

Driving Distances to UNI

City	Miles
Chicago, IL	300
Kansas City, MO	320
Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN	215
Milwaukee, WI	270
Omaha, NE	260
Quad Cities, USA	150
Rochester, MN	120

UNI and Cedar Falls Community

UNI is located in the city of Cedar Falls situated on the banks of the Cedar River in northeast Iowa, the Cedar Falls - Waterloo metropolitan area (population 110,000) provides the benefits of urban life in a small-city setting.

Cedar Falls is centrally located between Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Kansas City and St. Louis.
The nearby Waterloo Regional Airport is only a 10-minute drive from the UNI campus.

The Cedar Falls-Waterloo community offers a wide range of opportunities: art galleries and museums, theatrical and musical performances, movie theatres, a variety of restaurants, major shopping centers, parks and nature reserves featuring hiking, biking, boating and cross-country skiing trails.

Purple and Gold Scholarships

The Purple and Gold Scholarship is a $2,000 per year award available to out-of-state students. In addition, students whose parents, grandparents or siblings are UNI alumni receive the $1,000 per year Legacy Scholarship.

Out-of-state students may receive a total of $12,000 in Purple and Gold Scholarships over a period of 4 years.

Office of Admissions • 130 Towers Center • University of Northern Iowa • Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0018
Phone: (800) 772-2037 or (319) 273-2281 • Fax: (319) 273-2885 • E-Mail: admissions@uni.edu

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Last Updated: February 18, 2008