Upper Iowa University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Remote rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
1,994 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 29.3%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- Calmar23.5 mi
- Decorah32.8 mi
- Waterloo34.7 mi
- Waverly35.5 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Upper Iowa University, the largest reported group is White (59.2%), followed by Black (18.1%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4% | 0% |
| Asian | 1.5% | 0% |
| Black | 18.1% | 4.7% |
| Hispanic | 9.3% | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0% |
| White | 59.2% | 79.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 3.9% | 2.3% |
| Unknown | 3.5% | 11.6% |
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- 96.5%Upper Iowa University admitted 805 of 1,240 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 21.9%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 176 of 805.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $57,736median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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