UI 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.

UI is a public and UIU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UI has more expensive tuition & fees ($32,927) than UIU ($19,000).
It is harder to admit to UI than UIU.
UI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than UIU (1,050).
UI has higher submitted ACT score (25) than UIU (16).
UI has more students with 30,015 students while UIU has 3,072 students.
UIU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while UI's ratio is 16 to 1.
UI has more full-time faculties with 2,485 faculties while UIU has 61 full-time faculties.

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

UI	vs.	UIU
Iowa City, 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$10,964 Out-Of-State$32,927	2024 Tuition & Fees	$19,000
70%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$10,058	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,470

85.00 %	Acceptance Rates	92.95 %
23.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.99 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,050
25	ACT Score	16
73 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
89 %	Retention Rate	57 %
30,015	Student Population	3,072
2,485	Number of Faculties	61
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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