Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IAMain CampusRural area more than 25 miles from an urban areaVisit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $19,000

Total Cost of Attendance: $48,422

Student Debt

Median total debt: $18,000

Students with federal loans: 49.0%

Students with Pell grants: 32.5%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $50,687

After 5 years: $55,614

Majors(39 programs)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(203 graduates)
  2. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(99 graduates)
  3. Psychology, General.(84 graduates)
  4. Accounting and Related Services.(82 graduates)
  5. Human Services, General.(81 graduates)
  6. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(66 graduates)
  7. Human Resources Management and Services.(57 graduates)
  8. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(54 graduates)
  9. Criminology.(54 graduates)
  10. Finance and Financial Management Services.(33 graduates)
  11. Health and Medical Administrative Services.(32 graduates)
  12. Marketing.(30 graduates)
  13. Public Administration.(28 graduates)
  14. Social Sciences, General.(25 graduates)
  15. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(23 graduates)
  16. Special Education and Teaching.(22 graduates)
  17. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(14 graduates)
  18. Biology, General.(13 graduates)
  19. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(11 graduates)
  20. Design and Applied Arts.(11 graduates)
  21. Communication and Media Studies.(10 graduates)
  22. Management Information Systems and Services.(9 graduates)
  23. Fine and Studio Arts.(8 graduates)
  24. Homeland Security.(7 graduates)
  25. Sociology.(6 graduates)
  26. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(5 graduates)
  27. English Language and Literature, General.(5 graduates)
  28. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(5 graduates)
  29. Agricultural Business and Management.(4 graduates)
  30. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(4 graduates)
  31. Mathematics.(2 graduates)
  32. Chemistry.(2 graduates)
  33. Computer Engineering.(1 graduates)
  34. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(1 graduates)
  35. Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.
  36. Biological and Physical Sciences.
  37. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
  38. Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other.
  39. History.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,021 students

Admission Rate: 93.4%

Retention Rate: 59.4%

Graduation Rate: 41.5%

Student Demographics

White (61.3%)
Hispanic (8.6%)
Black (16.5%)
Asian (1.9%)
Two or More (3.3%)
International (4.2%)

Gender Distribution

Men (42.4%)
Women (57.6%)

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