Upper Iowa University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Fayette, Iowa. The campus sits in a remote rural area. It enrolled 3,941 students in fall 2024, including 3,054 undergraduates and 887 graduate students.
Upper Iowa University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 65 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Elementary Education and Teaching, and Psychology, General. It awarded 1,018 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 39 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
68% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.
Key figures
3,941
Students enrolled
68%
First-year retention
1,018
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
65
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 65
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
68%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
676
Associate degrees
93
Master's degrees
242
Certificates under 1 year
4
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1
Post-master's certificates
2
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,941
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,054
Graduate students, fall 2024
887
Full-time, fall 2024
41%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,115
Undergraduates, 2024-25
5,595
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,520
Full-time, 2024-25
32%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
54%
Men
46%
White
36%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
35%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
39
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
85%
Students taking some online courses
13%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference
President
Kathy Franken
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization