Upper Iowa University Overview

Upper Iowa University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Fayette, Iowa. UIU is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

What Is Upper Iowa University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the post-master's certificate is the highest award a student can attain at UIU.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, UIU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $42,900 a year. That's about 5% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average UIU student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Upper Iowa University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UIU has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#79	Best Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UIU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#92	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#95	Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#104	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#151	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#176	Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UIU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#6	Highest Paid Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates	College Factual
#6	Highest Paid General Biology Graduates	College Factual
#22	Highest Paid Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduates	College Factual
#40	Highest Paid General Psychology Graduates	College Factual
#43	Highest Paid Psychology Graduates	College Factual
#141	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Business Degree Central

Where Is Upper Iowa University?

Contact details for UIU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	605 Washington St, Fayette, IA 52142-1857
Phone:	563-425-5200

How Do I Get Into UIU?

You can apply to UIU online at: uiu.edu/locations/fayette/Apply.html

Admission Requirements for UIU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UIU?

With an acceptance rate of 65%, UIU does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 64% of accepted students are men and 36% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

Average Test Scores

About 23% of students accepted to UIU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 528. Math scores were between 420 and 518.

UIU received ACT scores from 62% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 21. Math scores were between 24 and 25. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford Upper Iowa University?

The overall average net price of UIU is $40,020. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UIU, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $7,640 a year. That adds up to $30,560 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UIU is 7.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Upper Iowa University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,077 undergraduate students at UIU, with 1,572 being full-time and 1,505 being part-time.

There are also 533 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,572 full-time undergraduates at UIU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Upper Iowa University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	316
Hispanic or Latino	74
White	959
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	159

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Upper Iowa University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at UIU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Malaysia, United Kingdom, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Upper Iowa University

There are 19 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at UIU. In 2019-2020, 2,680 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UIU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UIU

The following table shows how UIU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Computer Engineering	#12	#12
Design & Applied Arts	#21	#21
Engineering	#37	#31
Homeland Security	#40	#40
Criminology	#48	#48
Visual & Performing Arts	#51	#51
General Social Sciences	#59	#56
Finance & Financial Management	#66	#66

Online Affordability Rankings of UIU Rankings

The following table shows how UIU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Criminology	#7	#7
Health & Physical Education	#15	#15
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#19	#19
Computer Engineering	#19	#19
Engineering	#21	#21
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#27	#27
Design & Applied Arts	#28	#28
Public Relations & Advertising	#30	#30
Homeland Security	#31	#31
Visual & Performing Arts	#33	#33
General Social Sciences	#37	#37
Sociology	#37	#37
Finance & Financial Management	#45	#45
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#55	#55
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#55	#55
Human Services	#67	#67
Curriculum & Instruction	#71	#71
Management Information Systems	#72	#72
Computer & Information Sciences	#74	#74

Online Growth Rankings of UIU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Upper Iowa University was 6.6%. This is the #787 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UIU regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UIU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences	64%
Computer Information Systems	64%
Education	20%
Educational Administration	14%
Homeland Security	7%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	7%
Marketing	37%
Special Education	13%
Teacher Education Subject Specific	54%
Visual & Performing Arts	5%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UIU ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UIU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Computer Engineering	#34
Criminology	#37
General Social Sciences	#66
Sociology	#69
Human Services	#79
Engineering	#81
Communication & Media Studies	#89
Homeland Security	#89
Health & Physical Education	#94
Design & Applied Arts	#98
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#103
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#117
Management Information Systems	#119
Public Administration	#126
Finance & Financial Management	#135
Communication & Journalism	#158
General Psychology	#161
Visual & Performing Arts	#163
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#176
Special Education	#179
Marketing	#210
Psychology	#235
Social Sciences	#238
Educational Administration	#241
Human Resource Management	#246
Public Administration & Social Service	#252
Computer Information Systems	#299
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#444
Accounting	#475
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#493
Liberal Arts General Studies	#493

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Upper Iowa University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	48	203	86	337
General Psychology	30	84	0	114
Accounting	0	82	19	101
Nursing	0	99	0	99
Human Resource Management	0	57	31	88
Human Services	0	81	0	81
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	66	4	70
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	54	15	69
Criminology	7	54	0	61
Liberal Arts General Studies	50	5	0	55
Finance & Financial Management	0	33	14	47
Public Administration	0	28	19	47
Special Education	0	22	17	39
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	32	0	32
Marketing	0	30	0	30
Health & Physical Education	0	11	17	28
General Social Sciences	0	25	0	25
Natural Resources Conservation	0	23	0	23
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	15	15
Computer Information Systems	0	14	0	14
Educational Administration	0	0	14	14
Homeland Security	0	7	7	14
General Biology	0	13	0	13
Design & Applied Arts	0	11	0	11
Communication & Media Studies	0	10	0	10
Management Information Systems	0	9	0	9
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	8	8
Fine & Studio Arts	0	8	0	8
Sociology	0	6	0	6
Public Relations & Advertising	0	5	0	5
General English Literature	0	5	0	5
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	4	0	4
Allied Health Professions	0	4	0	4
Mathematics	0	2	0	2
Chemistry	0	2	0	2
Industrial Production Technology	0	1	0	1
Computer Engineering	0	1	0	1
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	0	0
Geography & Cartography	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	135	1,091	266	1,492

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By SheilaJMiller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.