Upper Iowa University
Upper Iowa University admitted 97% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 17–23 on the ACT. Its average net price after aid was $21,119 a year. Within six years, 31% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 97%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- ACT middle 50%
- 17–23
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $35,133 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $21,119 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $19,891 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $20,000 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 31%
- Students who return for a second year
- 68%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $57,736 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,105
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,994
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 29%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 25 to 1
- Campus setting
- Rural
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 33%
- Psychology
- 14%
- Education
- 11%
- Health professions
- 9%
- Public administration and social services
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Charleston Southern University SC · 97% admitted
- Oklahoma Christian University OK · 97% admitted
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny PA · 97% admitted
- Shorter University GA · 97% admitted
- Austin Peay State University TN · 96% admitted
- La Salle University PA · 97% admitted
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- Saint Ambrose University IA · 77% admitted
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- Grinnell College IA · 14% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.