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Upper Iowa University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Iowa. The rural area surrounding UIU is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

$40,020 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
65% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Upper Iowa University?

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Contact details for UIU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 605 Washington St, Fayette, IA 52142-1857
Phone: 563-425-5200
Website: www.uiu.edu

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?

65% Acceptance Rate
37% Of Accepted Are Women
9% Submit SAT Scores
UIU has an acceptance rate of 65%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 63% of accepted students are men and 37% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% 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 425 and 555. Math scores were between 430 and 510.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Upper Iowa University  ( 425 to 555 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Upper Iowa University  ( 430 to 510 )
200
800
UIU received ACT scores from 32% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Upper Iowa University  ( 15 to 24 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Upper Iowa University  ( 17 to 24 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Upper Iowa University  ( 17 to 24 )
1
36

Can I Afford Upper Iowa University?

$40,020 Net Price
78% Take Out Loans
1.6% Loan Default Rate
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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UIU, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $7,288 a year. That adds up to $29,152 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UIU is 1.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Upper Iowa University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,289 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,510 undergraduate students at UIU, with 1,289 being full-time and 1,221 being part-time.

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There are also 521 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,289 full-time undergraduates at UIU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 18
Black or African American 215
Hispanic or Latino 75
White 791
International Students 28
Other Races/Ethnicities 162

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

1,973 Took All Classes Online
2,307 Took At Least One Class Online
6.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 63 bachelor’s degree and 42 master’s degree programs available online at UIU. In 2020-2021, 2,307 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.

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This school is the 2nd most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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 #511 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UIU regardless of major.

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%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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