Upper Iowa University Trade Programs

Upper Iowa University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Iowa. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

Where Is Upper Iowa University?

Contact details for UIU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	605 Washington St, Fayette, IA 52142-1857
Phone:	563-425-5200
Website:	https://www.uiu.edu

Can I Afford UIU?

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time students at UIU paid $1,355 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$32,589	$32,589
Fees	$1,020	$1,020
Books and Supplies	$1,620	$1,620
On Campus Room and Board	$9,410	$9,410
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,419	$3,419

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UIU, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $7,640 a year. That adds up to $30,560 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UIU is 6.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Upper Iowa University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,077 undergraduate students at UIU, with 1,572 being full-time and 1,505 being part-time.

There are also 533 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,572 full-time undergraduates at UIU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Upper Iowa University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	316
Hispanic or Latino	74
White	959
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	159

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Upper Iowa University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at UIU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Malaysia, United Kingdom, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Upper Iowa University

In 2019-2020, 2,680 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UIU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UIU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Upper Iowa University was $32,945 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how UIU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	#19	#19

Online Affordability Rankings of UIU Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Upper Iowa University was $32,945 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how UIU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	#8	#8

Online Growth Rankings of UIU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Upper Iowa University was 6.6%. This is the #636 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UIU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UIU ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UIU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	#21
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#372

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Upper Iowa University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	29	29
Athletic Training	2	2
Industrial Technology	0	0
TOTAL	31	31

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By SheilaJMiller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.