Upper Iowa University
Fayette, Iowa · Also known as UIU · Website
$52,766
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,766
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Upper Iowa University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Fayette, Iowa with 1,994 undergraduates and 887 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,942 a year (tuition and fees $19,475). It admits 96% of applicants and 34% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,766 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,942
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$19,475
US median $11,837
Admission rate
96%
US median 78%
Completion rate
34%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,766
Rank 1,265 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,942
- Tuition and fees
- $19,475
- Cost of attendance
- $34,022
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 40%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,715
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $22,774
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,720
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,041
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,805
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $28,073 in 2015-16 to $19,475 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1,090
- SAT reading, middle
- 490
- SAT math, middle
- 470
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 1,994
- Graduate students
- 887
- Part-time students
- 45%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 25
- Completion rate
- 34%
- Retention rate
- 68%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 73
- Endowment
- $21.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,265 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 69 in Iowa (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,942 | $17,730 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $19,475 | $20,270 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 96% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 34% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 68% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $14,745 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,776 | $39,099 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,766 | $42,793 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 50% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
73 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 142 | $26,250 | $55,854 | $65,858 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 88 | $25,250 | $42,183 | $50,877 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $27,292 | $41,802 | $45,945 | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 72 | $39,872 | $73,626 | $94,026 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $21,155 | $70,224 | $76,345 | $88,910 |
| Human Services, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $28,337 | $39,389 | $48,461 | $48,597 |
| CriminologyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $30,701 | $43,170 | $56,767 | $55,556 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $25,000 | $43,739 | $47,790 | $51,389 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $26,284 | $54,152 | $63,645 | $76,194 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $29,125 | $49,106 | $64,706 | $68,069 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 27 | $54,686 | $48,612 | $61,526 | $65,184 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 25 | $48,284 | $58,282 | $69,986 | $83,558 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 23 | $31,241 | $55,800 | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Design and Applied ArtsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $20,500 | $31,122 | $41,109 | $51,490 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | $18,625 | Withheld | $52,322 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | $30,822 | $46,039 | $56,511 | $48,733 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $25,000 | Withheld | $49,002 | $54,562 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,812 | $44,304 | $49,098 | $50,499 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $23,274 | $56,221 | $57,430 | $53,366 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | $35,361 | Withheld | $62,033 |
| Public AdministrationOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $25,000 | $61,104 | $70,374 | $65,093 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | $75,358 | $82,839 | $110,694 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $17,586 | $48,860 | $63,736 | $83,343 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,399 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | $43,311 | $64,110 | $57,214 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Fayette and Iowa on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Iowa
- Homes: Homes for sale in Iowa
Questions and answers
How much does Upper Iowa University cost?
$20,942 a year is the average net price at Upper Iowa University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $19,475, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $34,022. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,715 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Upper Iowa University?
96% of applicants are admitted to Upper Iowa University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,090 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Iowa is 80%.
How much do Upper Iowa University graduates earn?
$52,766 a year is the median pay of former Upper Iowa University students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,776 after 6 years). That ranks 1,265 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 69 in Iowa. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's) at $75,358.
How much student debt do Upper Iowa University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Upper Iowa University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 40% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Upper Iowa University?
34% of first-time, full-time students at Upper Iowa University finish within 6 years. 68% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Upper Iowa University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (142 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (88 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (74 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 73 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.