by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Upper Iowa University was awarded 127 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general psychology.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, UIU is ranked #675 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UIU held the #686 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UIU is also ranked #17 out of 40 schools in Iowa.
If you're applying to Upper Iowa University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 65%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
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.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at UIU it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Upper Iowa University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Upper Iowa University this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At UIU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 41%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Upper Iowa University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,077 undergraduates at UIU with 1,572 being full-time and 1,505 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,363 | $20,104 | $22,508 | $24,642 | $24,627 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UIU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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 6.9%. 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.
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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: | https://www.uiu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 196 | $46,059 |
| General Psychology | 112 | $34,665 |
| Nursing | 111 | $55,887 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 89 | $37,288 |
| Human Services | 86 | $32,737 |
| Accounting | 71 | $47,626 |
| Human Resource Management | 53 | $43,894 |
| Criminology | 52 | $38,511 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 33 | $36,828 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 29 | $41,425 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 2,307 students took at least one online class at Upper Iowa University. This is a decrease from the 2,680 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,307 | 1,973 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,680 | 2,278 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,916 | 2,386 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,234 | 2,056 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,517 | 2,092 |
Footnotes
*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.
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