The University of Iowa (also known as UI, or simply Iowa) is a public

Public university

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 state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, State of Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa...

, United States

United States

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. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. UI is categorized as RU/VH Research University (very high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

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. The university is a group member of the Association of American Universities

Association of American Universities

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, the Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

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, Committee on Institutional Cooperation

Committee on Institutional Cooperation

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, and the Universities Research Association

Universities Research Association

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