- The Inkwell
- Iowa
- Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IARural: remoteZIP 52142Founded 1857
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1857
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.uiu.edu
IowaPrivate nonprofit
Upper Iowa University
Upper Iowa University is a private nonprofit university in Fayette, Iowa, with 1,994 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 31% within six years and costs $21,119 a year after aid.
31%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention68%
4-year graduation24%
Pell Grant share29%
Federal loans46%
$21,119net price / year
96%admission rate
1090average SAT
31%graduate in 6 years
$57,736median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,105median debt
#906 of 1,704 for earnings#954 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,532 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,406 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $35,133tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $20,000
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $20,000
- Average net price
- $21,119national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,891
$30,001–48,000$18,416
$48,001–75,000$11,248
$75,001–110,000$19,858
$110,001+$24,839
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–23
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college31%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college29%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 31%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 24%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 47%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,299
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,736middle 50%: $40,578–$80,534
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,105
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,534
Median, Upper Iowa University$57,736
Lower quarter$40,578
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,994
- Part-time
- 45%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 29.5
- First-generation students
- 45%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,035 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,027
- Endowment, end of year
- $21,808,149
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic9.3%
Black18%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident3.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown3.5%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management33%
Psychology14%
Education11%
Health professions9.4%
Public administration & social service7.5%
Social sciences7.2%
Liberal arts & humanities6.5%
Natural resources & conservation3.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 154493. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7898705.