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

UIU	vs.	UNI
Fayette, Iowa	Location	Cedar Falls, 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	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$19,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,728 Out-Of-State$21,272
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	74%
$12,470	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,433

93.38 %	Acceptance Rates	94.40 %
24.35 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	33.46 %
1,050	SAT Score	1,130
16	ACT Score	22
42 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	25 %
57 %	Retention Rate	83 %
3,072	Student Population	8,945
61	Number of Faculties	461
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 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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