Upper Iowa University
Fayette, Iowa
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Upper Iowa University is a private college in Fayette, Iowa and has been named to the Best 100 Online Colleges award list. Its online program features 39 online degree options. The on-campus net price to attend is $21,825 and the per-credit hour charge is $1,328. The school offers weekend/evening classes, credit for military training, credit for life experiences, academic counseling services, and more.
Overview
School Type
Website: www.uiu.edu
Contact: Upper Iowa University
Accessibility
- Distance education:Yes
- Online degrees:No
- Career services:No
- Weekend/Evening classes:Yes
- Credit for life experiences:Yes
- On-Campus day care:No
- Online library services:No
- Remedial services:Yes
- Master's degrees:No
- Post-master's certificates:No
- Doctorate Degrees:No
Demographics
Part-time students
1,505 undergrads
- Full-time undergrad students:1,572
- Undergrad students over 25 years old:1,960
- Pell Grant students:1,414
- Online and distance education undergrad students:1,801
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Part-time students49%
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Students over 25 years old64%
Cost
In-district per-credit-hour charge for part-time students
$1,328
In-district tuition and fees
$32,945
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Online & Distance Programs
Online/Distance degrees offered
39 degrees
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Bachelor's degrees offered
- Communication Journalism and Related Programs(1)
- Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services(1)
- Personal and Culinary Services(1)
- Education(11)
- Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields(2)
- Library Science(1)
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences(1)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies(1)
- Parks Recreation Leisure and Fitness Studies(2)
- Homeland Security Law Enforcement Firefighting and Related Protective Service(1)
- Public Administration and Social Service Professions(1)
- Social Sciences(2)
- Construction Trades(3)
- Visual and Performing Arts(1)
- Health Professions and Related Programs(3)
- Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services(1)
- History(6)
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Outcomes
- Retention rate for part-time students:57%
- Graduation rate for part-time students:11%
Military & Veteran
Number of undergraduate students receiving Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits
362 students
- Credit for military training:Yes
- Dedicated staff member:Yes
- Student veteran organization:Yes
- Yellow Ribbon Program member:Yes
- Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges member:Yes
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Featured Programs & Degrees
Associate
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Minors
Certificates
Associate
Associate Degrees
Online
- Criminal Justice
- General Business
- Liberal Arts
- Psychology
Self-Paced Web-Based
- General Business
- Liberal Arts
Self-Paced Paper/Email-Based
- General Business
- Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science Degrees
Online
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Entrepreneurship emphasis
- Finance emphasis
- General emphasis
- Global emphasis
- Health Services Administration emphasis
- Human Resources Management emphasis
- Marketing emphasis
- Communication
- Communication Studies emphasis
- Mass Media emphasis
- Criminal Justice
- Emergency and Disaster Management
- Financial Management
- Health Services Administration
- Human Resources Management
- Human Services
- Information Systems
- Information Technology
- Management
- Marketing
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Emergency Management emphasis
- Fire Science emphasis
- General emphasis
- Law Enforcement emphasis
- Policy/Politics emphasis
- RN to BSN Nursing
- Social Science
- Software Engineering
Self-Paced Web-Based
- Business Administration
- General emphasis
- Psychology
- Social Science
Self-Paced Paper/Email-Based
- Business Administration
- General emphasis
- Social Science
Minors
Undergraduate Minors
Online
- Accounting
- Communication Studies
- Criminal Justice
- Emergency and Disaster Management
- Financial Management
- Graphic Design
- Health Services Administration
- Human Resources Management
- Journalism
- Management
- Information Systems
- Information Technology
- Marketing
- Pre-Law
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Software Engineering
Certificates
Undergraduate Certificates
Online
- Art Administration
- Communication Studies
- Emergency and Disaster Management
- Human Resources Management
- Management
- Marketing
- Organizational Leadership
- Psychology
- Sustainability
Contact Upper Iowa University
Contact Admissions
www.uiu.edu/future
(800) 553-4150
info@uiu.edu
Main Campus
PO Box 1857
Fayette, IA 52142-1857