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The 1stGen@Iowa initiative focuses on the role that UI faculty and staff have in first-generation students' success and aims to build awareness of and celebrate the first-gen identity.
Welcome
Welcome!
The 1stGen@Iowa initiative seeks to inform and educate the campus community, provide resources and strategies to support first-generation students in their academic and career endeavors, and celebrate first-generation students as they work to succeed at the University of Iowa.
19 %
of UI undergrads identify as first-gen (approx)
19 %
of new first year students in the Class of 2028 identify as first-gen (approx 1,000 students)
20 %
Percentage of Spring 2024 undergraduates who identify as first-generation
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Iowa is where great stories begin for first-generation college students. You can support students in their journey.
Find out how.
FirstGen Forward Network Member
What is a FirstGen Forward Network Member and what does this mean for the University of Iowa?
The University of Iowa is moving FirstGen Forward...
...by becoming the institution of choice for first-generation students in the state of Iowa.