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Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA · Private · Rural (remote) · UIU

Private institution in Fayette, IA · 2,021 undergraduates · 93% acceptance rate · $52,766 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,1721,345th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$19,0001,086th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$19,000791st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$48,4221,434th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,766920th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,776605th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
41.5%1,457th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
59.4%1,613th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
93.4%1,345th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
929998th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,021938th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
22.0:11,972nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
32.5%1,062nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 158 mi (MSP)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 40 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$58,479$59,781
Public Administrationbachelors$58,221$61,516
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$47,025$44,170
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,852$41,193
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$43,798—
MarketingBusinessbachelors$43,798$43,054
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$43,638$46,294
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$42,682$41,193
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$41,565$39,927
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$40,697$40,768
Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciencesbachelors$38,289$39,009
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$38,048$35,416

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,546,564 (M $1,642,906 · W $895,658 · Coed $8,000)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Upper Iowa University’s 2,021 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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