20k per year? Or total for 4 years?
U of Iowa is NOT worth 20k A YEAR in loans. Please reconsider, if this is the case.
As for your being a black female, my stepdaughter attended U of Iowa over a decade ago. The kids there are pretty liberal, for the most part (as are most 4-year universities) and I highly doubt your being AA would be an issue.
I agree that you should ask your question on the Iowa forum.
I’m more concerned about the financial side of this, for you. Please tell us that 20k is for four years, total. (Even then I question your doing that. Did you apply to cheaper schools? What state do you live in?)