Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's · Rural: Remote

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Higher Learning Commission

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid is $21,119. 31% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $57,736 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $23,105.

Average net price
$21,119
per year Verified data
Completion rate
31%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$57,736
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$23,105
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$20,000
Out-of-state tuition and fees$20,000
Average cost of attendance$35,133
Books and supplies$1,025
Room and board, on campus$10,409
Average net price, all aided students$21,119
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$19,891
Average net price, family income over $110,000$24,839

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
96%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
17 to 23
Undergraduate enrollment
1,994
Graduate enrollment
887
Students receiving Pell grants
29%
Student to faculty ratio
25 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time31%
Completion within normal time25%
First-year retention (full-time)68%
Median federal debt, graduates$23,105
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$263
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$11,811
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry79%
1 year after completion$52,651
4 years after completion$58,837
6 years after entry$52,299
8 years after entry$55,793
10 years after entry$57,736
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $57,736; the middle half earned $40,578 to $80,534. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Upper Iowa University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

73 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (5)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (4)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
33$55,862$19,750
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
39$47,314$19,000
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (39)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
36$61,889$27,438
Agricultural Business and Management
CIP 01.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
134$59,380$28,474
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · All credentials fully online
31$49,911$34,432
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · All credentials fully online
14$37,215$26,875
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · All credentials fully online
6$60,423Suppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
15$52,001$45,932
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
18$54,421$36,530
Human Services, General
CIP 44.00 · All credentials fully online
40$40,936$43,160
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online
6$55,170Suppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
CIP 30.00 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
10$35,558Suppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · All credentials fully online
79$40,942$39,451
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · All credentials fully online
18$73,411$25,062
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
46$80,032$33,375
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · All credentials fully online
18$49,042$31,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
29$44,221$34,750
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
91$43,076$31,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
60$42,093$26,000
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (15)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
20$68,401Suppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
50$73,662Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · All credentials fully online
30Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · All credentials fully online
6$85,272Suppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
6$69,594Suppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
29$68,472Suppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · All credentials fully online
18$76,537Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · All credentials fully online
27$57,358Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · All credentials fully online
12$50,546Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · All credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (10)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 154493, OPEID 001893. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.