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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Biological Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s biological science students in 2020-2021.
UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 251 of the 9,507 students enrolled at University of Northern Iowa were GI Bill® students, of which 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,033. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNI]](/colleges/university-of-northern-iowa/student-life/veterans/)