UIU vs Northwestern College

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

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Northwestern College has more expensive tuition & fees ($35,300) than UIU ($19,000).
It is harder to admit to Northwestern College than UIU.
UIU has more students with 3,072 students while Northwestern College has 1,651 students.
UIU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while Northwestern College's ratio is 15 to 1.
Northwestern College has more full-time faculties with 78 faculties while UIU has 61 full-time faculties.

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

UIU	vs.	Northwestern College
Fayette, Iowa	Location	Orange City, Iowa
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
$19,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,300
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$12,470	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,129

93.38 %	Acceptance Rates	87.01 %
24.35 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.16 %
1,050	SAT Score	-
16	ACT Score	-
42 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	9 %
57 %	Retention Rate	78 %
3,072	Student Population	1,651
61	Number of Faculties	78
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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