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Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA · Private (nonprofit) · 1,994 students · mostly bachelor degrees
49th-cheapest of 68 Iowa colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$20,942
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$34,022
Graduation rate
34%
Admission rate
96%
Median graduate earnings
$52,766
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$25,000
Average SAT
1090
Median ACT
21
Pell grant recipients
32%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
73 programsBusiness Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree72 grads/yr$94,026Finance, General · Master's Degree15 grads/yr$82,839Accounting · Master's Degree11 grads/yr$80,314Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree55 grads/yr$76,345Public Administration · Master's Degree11 grads/yr$70,924Public Administration · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$70,374Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$69,986Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$66,931Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree142 grads/yr$65,858Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$64,706Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$64,110Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$63,736Accounting · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$63,645Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Master's Degree27 grads/yr$61,526Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Master's Degree3 grads/yr$58,558Survey Research/Methodology · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$57,430Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree3 grads/yr$57,197Criminology · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$56,767Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree21 grads/yr$56,511Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$54,858General Studies · Associate's Degree22 grads/yr$52,322Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree88 grads/yr$50,877Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$49,098Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$49,002Human Services, General · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$48,461
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.