University of Iowa

The University of Iowa College of Nursing is consistently ranked as one of the best nursing programs in US. Graduates of UI are sought after as highly skilled professionals who have received a rigorous education of the highest quality. The UI College of Nursing has a rich history of preparing nurses to achieve excellence in clinical practice, research, and leading systems of health care. In order to get into UI's College of Nursing, international students must fulfill the entry requirements listed below:

A cumulative high school GPA of 3.80 or higher;

Three years of completed secondary (high school) coursework;

Completion of secondary school (generally representing 12-13 years of education);

Academic records (transcripts) that reflect a graduation date or a separate secondary school diploma/certificate;

English proficiency exam scores (IELTS/TOEFL/PTE/Duolingo); and

Minimum high school course requirements:

• 4 years of High School English
• 1 year of High School Biology
• 1 year of High School Chemistry
• 1 year of High School Physics
• 1 year of each: Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry
• 3 years of High School Social Studies
• Minimum 2nd-level proficiency in one world language

No, Indian students cannot pursue their studies in the University of Iowa without any English proficiency exam score. All the international candidates must fulfill the minimum score requirements listed below as a UI entry requirement:

Note: 

• The on-campus English Proficiency Exam (EPE) will be required unless the candidate submits a TOEFL overall score of 100 or higher, or an IELTS overall score of 8.0 or higher.;
• All students admitted using DuoLingo (DET) test scores will be required to take the EPE when they arrive on campus; and
• UI's English language requirements various according to program. Hence, students must go through the university's website for specific requirements.

The University of Iowa is a top-ranking US university and is home to one of the most acclaimed academic medical centers in the country as well as globally recognised leadership in the study and craft of writing. Iowa is known for excellence in both the arts and sciences, offering world-class undergraduate, graduate and professional academic programs in a wide variety of fields. At Iowa, students can pursue a course in the field of medicine in a variety of specializations such as Community Health, Clinical Skills, Disruptive Forces, Biomedical Education, Global Health Issues, Mechanisms of Health & Disease, Medicine & Science and many more.

Key Facts:

• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, one of America’s best hospitals, provides comprehensive, hands-on experience for students;
• 82% of Iowa’s nurses are Hawkeyes, having trained at one of the country’s best nursing programs;
• Iowa’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is ranked among the top 20 in the U.S; and
• The Iowa Neuroscience Institute brings together more than 100 faculty members from 26 departments to study neurological disorders.

The University of Iowa maintains a global alumni network of over 250,000 graduates. James Van Allen, the world-famous physicist who invented the two radiation belts that circle the earth, is a notable alumnus of the University of Iowa. Other names in the list of distinguished alumni are B. J. Armstrong (Former Footballer), Mildred Wirt Benson (Nancy Drew Collection's Author), Terry Branstad (American Politician), John W. Irving (Novelist), Al Jarreau (Jazz Performer), Ashton Kutcher (Actor), Max A. Collins (Author), Flannery O'Connor (Novelist), Gene Wilder (Actor), Juanita Kidd Stout (Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice) and Richard W. Maibaum (Producer and Screenwriter).