The University of Iowa

Iowa Impact: Mahaska County

269 University of Iowa alumni live in Mahaska County.

Students, faculty and staff at the University of Iowa come from all of Iowa’s 99 counties. While the students stay on campus only for a short period, the influence they have back in their communities lasts a lifetime. These are the doctors, nurses, librarians, lawyers, pharmacists and much more that you interact with every day. By utilizing the education and experiences they received at the University of Iowa, your Hometown Hawkeyes are able to create a positive economic impact within their hometowns and across the state.

Mahaska County

Did you know UI practicing alumni in Mahaska County include:

6

Physicians

3

Dentists

5

Nurses

3

Pharmacists

Other alumni in Mahaska County include:

41

Business

32

Education

11

Engineering

148

Liberal Arts & Sciences

60

Graduate College

4

Public Health

14

Law

UI Students from Mahaska County

There are 59 students from Mahaska County currently enrolled at the University of Iowa.
Tippie College of Business6
College of Dentistry2
College of Education6
College of Engineering1
Graduate College6
College of Law1
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences32
College of Medicine1
College of Nursing2
Tippie School of Management1
University College1

How the UI impacts your neighborhood in Mahaska County

Last year, the UI supported 10 local companies with purchases of $22,334.

PreK-12 students were engaged in UI Health Care STEM Education Programs in Mahaska County.

Healthcare Connections in Mahaska County

Patient Visits to The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics: 3,940

Number of tests performed by the State Hygienic Lab: 2,186

583 clinical tests. The primary mission of the Disease Control Division is to test human specimens, food and water for diseases of public health significance to protect the citizens of Iowa.

105 environmental tests. The Environmental Health Division routinely monitors private and public drinking water, private wells, streams and lakes, wastewater, air, soil and food for contaminants of potential environmental and public health concern.

1,498 newborn screenings. The Newborn Screening section identifies infants at risk for more than 50 inherited conditions by testing a small blood spot obtained from a simple heel-stick shortly after birth.

Mahaska County Hometown Hawkeyes

Meet Matthew Rooda: UI student finds way to reduce piglet deaths.

Mahaska County I-Club