ISU vs UIU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

ISU is a public and UIU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
ISU has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,683) than UIU ($19,000).
It is harder to admit to ISU than UIU.
ISU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,240) than UIU (1,050).
ISU has higher submitted ACT score (24) than UIU (16).
ISU has more students with 29,969 students while UIU has 3,072 students.
UIU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while ISU's ratio is 18 to 1.
ISU has more full-time faculties with 1,519 faculties while UIU has 61 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Iowa State University and Upper Iowa University.

ISU	vs.	UIU
Ames, Iowa	Location	Fayette, Iowa
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$10,497 Out-Of-State$27,683	2024 Tuition & Fees	$19,000
79%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$9,461	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,470

89.00 %	Acceptance Rates	92.95 %
29.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.99 %
1,240	SAT Score	1,050
24	ACT Score	16
74 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
86 %	Retention Rate	57 %
29,969	Student Population	3,072
1,519	Number of Faculties	61
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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