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
- $23,1721,350th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $19,0001,092nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,000797th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $48,4221,445th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,766924th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,776606th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 41.5%1,471st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 59.4%1,623rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 93.4%1,357th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 9291,000th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,021938th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 22.0:11,989th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.5%1,075th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,479 | $59,781 |
| Public Administration | bachelors | $58,221 | $61,516 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,025 | $44,170 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $45,852 | $41,193 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $43,798 | — |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $43,798 | $43,054 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $43,638 | $46,294 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $41,193 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $41,565 | $39,927 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $40,697 | $40,768 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | $38,289 | $39,009 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $38,048 | $35,416 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1857source
- Athletic nickname: "Peacocks"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Blue and Whitesource
- Motto: "Deo Duce"source
- Campus size: about 100 acressource
- Formerly known as "Fayette Seminary of the Upper Iowa Conference" (1857–1858)source
- Athletic conference: GLVCsource
- Fight song: ""UIU Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: John Mottsource
- Notable alum: Kim Reynoldssource
- Notable alum: William F. Albrightsource
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteuiu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 154493)
- Compare colleges in IARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in IowaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Upper Iowa University vs Saint Ambrose UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
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