UNI 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.

UNI is a public and UIU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UNI has more expensive tuition & fees ($21,272) than UIU ($19,000).
It is harder to admit to UIU than UNI.
UNI has a higher submitted SAT score (1,130) than UIU (1,050).
UNI has higher submitted ACT score (22) than UIU (16).
UNI has more students with 8,945 students while UIU has 3,072 students.
UIU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while UNI's ratio is 17 to 1.
UNI has more full-time faculties with 461 faculties while UIU has 61 full-time faculties.

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

UNI	vs.	UIU
Cedar Falls, Iowa	Location	Fayette, Iowa
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$9,728 Out-Of-State$21,272	2024 Tuition & Fees	$19,000
74%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$7,433	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,470

94.00 %	Acceptance Rates	92.95 %
33.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.99 %
1,130	SAT Score	1,050
22	ACT Score	16
63 %	Graduation Rate	42 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
83 %	Retention Rate	57 %
8,945	Student Population	3,072
461	Number of Faculties	61
17 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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