Iowa City, Iowa · Public
Astronomy and Astrophysics at University of Iowa
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.1% reported program-share signal, $22,531 school-wide net price, and $64,762 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 13 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~13
- Schools with reported signal
- 119
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 83.6%
- Graduation rate
- 74.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $22,531/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $90,124
- Median debt
- $22,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $64,762/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.1%), school-wide average net price ($22,531), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($64,762), and peer averages from 119 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 119 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($803 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($7,048 below). Together, those evidence points place University of Iowa in the top 67% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,039 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,129 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 1.3% reported share · $6,128 net A+ Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA · 0.0% reported share · $4,152 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.2% reported share · $6,541 net A+ Solano Community College Fairfield, CA · 0.1% reported share · $4,669 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 4.3% reported share · $16,075 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 0.1% reported share · $20,111 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Astronomy and Astrophysics accounts for 0.1% of reported programs at University of Iowa, which is bigger than 17% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 13 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Iowa's average net price is $22,531 per year, about $90,124 over four years. That is $803 above the $21,728 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $64,762 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,048 below the $71,810 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of Iowa #80 of 119 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.