UIU vs ISU 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.

UIU is a private (not-for-profit) and ISU is a public 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 (1,050) than UIU (1,050).
ISU has higher submitted ACT score (16) 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 - Upper Iowa University and Iowa State University.

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

93.38 %	Acceptance Rates	89.13 %
24.35 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.59 %
1,050	SAT Score	1,240
16	ACT Score	24
42 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
57 %	Retention Rate	86 %
3,072	Student Population	29,969
61	Number of Faculties	1,519
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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