The University of Iowa is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded on February 25, 1847, it is the oldest and the second-largest university in the state. Among public universities in the United States, UI was the first to become coeducational and host a department of religious studies; it also opened the first coeducational medical school. It was also the first university to use television in education.
From the combined records of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB), held by the University of Maryland and the Wisconsin Historical Society, and compiled as part of the Unlocking the Airwaves project (unlockingtheairwaves.org).