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Upper Iowa University

Upper Iowa University is based in the town of Fayette, IA — a private campus in a small-town setting.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$27,503

family income
under $30k

$19,324

$30–48k

$19,842

$48–75k

$21,127

$75–110k

$25,690

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$20,9422023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Upper Iowa University rose from $15,796 (2008) to $20,942 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,796
2009	$14,945
2010	$16,875
2011	$17,090
2012	$17,602
2013	$18,762
2014	$17,737
2015	$22,405
2016	$24,710
2017	$21,526
2018	$21,624
2019	$24,063
2020	$24,064
2021	$25,219
2022	$23,172
2023	$20,942

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$34,0222024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Upper Iowa University rose from $30,143 (2009) to $34,022 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$30,143
2010	$31,409
2011	$32,604
2012	$33,407
2013	$35,190
2014	$35,524
2015	$37,846
2016	$39,962
2017	$41,442
2018	$44,206
2019	$43,750
2020	$45,237
2021	$46,992
2022	$48,044
2023	$48,422
2024	$34,022

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2001	$12,856
2002	$14,056
2003	$15,056
2004	$16,556
2005	$18,056
2006	$18,778
2007	$19,625
2008	$20,408
2013	$24,400
2014	$26,834
2015	$28,073
2016	$28,890
2017	$29,600
2018	$30,450
2019	$31,685
2020	$32,945
2021	$33,609
2022	$33,639
2023	$19,000

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $19,475 before grants and other attendance costs. At Upper Iowa University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,994 — Upper Iowa University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

33.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Upper Iowa University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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33.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Upper Iowa University fell from 44% (entered 1994) to 33.9% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1994 cohort	44%
1995 cohort	53.5%
1996 cohort	60.2%
1997 cohort	46.6%
1998 cohort	49.3%
1999 cohort	38.2%
2000 cohort	47.7%
2001 cohort	36%
2002 cohort	43%
2003 cohort	35.9%
2004 cohort	38%
2005 cohort	45.2%
2006 cohort	41.2%
2007 cohort	39.6%
2008 cohort	38.3%
2009 cohort	41.3%
2010 cohort	43.8%
2011 cohort	41.4%
2012 cohort	43.1%
2013 cohort	47.5%
2014 cohort	27.1%
2015 cohort	38.6%
2016 cohort	42.1%
2017 cohort	41.5%
2018 cohort	33.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1994–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,500	$4,507
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,500	$4,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	—	$4,968
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$4,200
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,252	$4,400
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$9,773	$5,363
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,625	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,503	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,330	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,976	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,272	$8,579
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,250	$6,482
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$20,000	$4,952
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$20,393	$7,840
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,813	$11,289
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,000	$14,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,750	$12,257
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,125	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,972	$9,874
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$10,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$48,776

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$51,160

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$52,766

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Upper Iowa University admitted 436 of 452 applicants in Fall 2024. The 96.5% rate describes that application pool.

96.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $19,000 tuition · 2023–24 1,994 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Upper Iowa University received 452 applications and admitted 436 (96.5%), with 148 enrolling.

Upper Iowa University: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
ACT Composite	17	21	23

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

96.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	65.5%
Fall 2002	67.7%
Fall 2003	55.7%
Fall 2004	68.5%
Fall 2005	67.2%
Fall 2006	67.3%
Fall 2007	62.2%
Fall 2008	62.2%
Fall 2009	65.3%
Fall 2010	63.9%
Fall 2011	60.1%
Fall 2012	62.1%
Fall 2013	58.2%
Fall 2014	69.9%
Fall 2015	66%
Fall 2016	55.5%
Fall 2017	55.6%
Fall 2018	50.5%
Fall 2019	51.3%
Fall 2020	65.3%
Fall 2021	64.9%
Fall 2022	54.2%
Fall 2023	93.4%
Fall 2024	96.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

970–1160Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	750	1000
Fall 2005	750	1000
Fall 2006	750	1040
Fall 2007	810	990
Fall 2008	810	990
Fall 2016	860	880
Fall 2017	870	1020
Fall 2018	935	1170
Fall 2019	980	1160
Fall 2020	860	1046
Fall 2021	855	1065
Fall 2022	890	1050
Fall 2023	970	1160

IPEDS Fall 2004–2023, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–23Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	19	27
Fall 2002	15	20
Fall 2003	17	22
Fall 2004	19	20
Fall 2005	19	20
Fall 2006	19	22
Fall 2007	17	22
Fall 2008	17	22
Fall 2009	17	22
Fall 2010	18	23
Fall 2011	19	24
Fall 2012	19	25
Fall 2013	19	24
Fall 2014	17	23
Fall 2015	17	22
Fall 2016	17	24
Fall 2017	18	23
Fall 2018	18	23
Fall 2019	19	23
Fall 2020	18	23
Fall 2021	17	24
Fall 2022	18	24
Fall 2023	14	21
Fall 2024	17	23

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,994Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Upper Iowa University fell from 4,136 (Fall 2002) to 1,994 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,136
Fall 2003	4,673
Fall 2004	4,766
Fall 2005	4,566
Fall 2006	4,501
Fall 2007	4,564
Fall 2008	4,704
Fall 2009	5,110
Fall 2010	5,042
Fall 2011	5,056
Fall 2012	4,585
Fall 2013	4,513
Fall 2014	4,304
Fall 2015	4,022
Fall 2016	3,859
Fall 2017	4,058
Fall 2018	3,524
Fall 2019	3,438
Fall 2020	2,934
Fall 2021	2,323
Fall 2022	2,203
Fall 2023	2,021
Fall 2024	1,994

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

68%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Upper Iowa University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 74% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 68%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	67%
Fall 2003 cohort	67%
Fall 2004 cohort	64%
Fall 2005 cohort	63%
Fall 2006 cohort	67%
Fall 2007 cohort	60%
Fall 2008 cohort	70%
Fall 2009 cohort	61%
Fall 2010 cohort	56%
Fall 2011 cohort	68%
Fall 2012 cohort	72%
Fall 2013 cohort	67%
Fall 2014 cohort	42%
Fall 2015 cohort	63%
Fall 2016 cohort	56%
Fall 2017 cohort	71%
Fall 2018 cohort	64%
Fall 2019 cohort	74%
Fall 2020 cohort	55%
Fall 2021 cohort	57%
Fall 2022 cohort	59%
Fall 2023 cohort	68%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Upper Iowa University

31.8% of Upper Iowa University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Upper Iowa University as a primarily residential campus of 1,994 undergraduates — and 67.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Incoming students who submitted scores typically landed between 17 and 23 on the ACT composite. Put your own practice estimate on Upper Iowa University's range with the ACT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Upper Iowa University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Upper Iowa University96.5%

Iowa median80.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Upper Iowa University$19,475

Iowa median$36,684

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Upper Iowa University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Upper Iowa University$52,766

Iowa median$55,396

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Upper Iowa University, Iowa and national reference values
Metric & basis	Upper Iowa University	Iowa median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	96.5%	80.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$19,475	$36,684	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$52,766	$55,396	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Upper Iowa University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Upper Iowa University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 19 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$76,345
Public Administration	$70,374
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$66,931
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$65,858
Human Resources Management and Services	$64,706
Biology, General	$64,110
Finance and Financial Management Services	$63,736
Accounting and Related Services	$63,645
Social Sciences, General	$57,430
Criminology	$56,767
Marketing	$54,858
Psychology, General	$50,877
Special Education and Teaching	$49,098
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$49,002
Human Services, General	$48,461
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$47,790
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,945
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$41,765
Design and Applied Arts	$41,109

These 19 fields listed for Upper Iowa University measure earnings after completion. The $52,766 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 21 additional Upper Iowa University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Upper Iowa University report?

The middle 50% of Upper Iowa University's enrolled Fall 2024 submitters reported ACT composites of 17–23; this dataset does not provide a GPA requirement.

What is Upper Iowa University's acceptance rate?

96.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 436 admitted from 452 applicants.

How much does Upper Iowa University cost?

At Upper Iowa University, tuition is $19,475. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Upper Iowa University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $52,766. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Iowa

Simpson College — 86.2% admitted
University of Northern Iowa — 92.7% admitted
Mercy College of Health Sciences — 99.7% admitted
Maharishi International University — 95.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.