UIU vs UI 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 UI is a public 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 (1,050) than UIU (1,050).
UI has higher submitted ACT score (16) 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 - Upper Iowa University and University of Iowa.

UIU	vs.	UI
Fayette, Iowa	Location	Iowa City, 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$10,964 Out-Of-State$32,927
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$12,470	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,058

93.38 %	Acceptance Rates	84.67 %
24.35 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.29 %
1,050	SAT Score	1,220
16	ACT Score	25
42 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
57 %	Retention Rate	89 %
3,072	Student Population	30,015
61	Number of Faculties	2,485
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, 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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