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Upper Iowa University

Upper Iowa University
605 Washington Street, Box 1857
Fayette, IA 52142-1857

Official telephone: (563) 425-5200
Fax number: (563) 425-5277
Website: https://uiu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,510
Full-time undergraduates: 1,289
Part-time undergraduates: 1,221
Total graduate students: 521
Full-time graduate students: 410
Part-time graduate students: 111
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
17.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.2% Hispanic/Latino
0.4% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
56.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.4% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Nonresident Alien
10.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 100 acres
Nearest major city: Minneapolis-St. Paul, Chicago

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 46%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 58%
Percent of students who live off campus: 42%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 630
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Athlete Advisory Committee; Student Diversity Union; Best Buddies; Student Government Association; Peacocks for Progress

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2; NAIA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyes 
Men's bowling NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's footballyes 
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's riflery NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's rifleryyes 
Men's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's socceryes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's wrestlingyes 
Men's wrestling NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyes 
Women's bowlingyes 
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golf NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's golfyes 
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's lacrosseyes 
Women's rifleryyes 
Women's riflery NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's socceryes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's softballyes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II

Intramural/Recreational sports:
archery; badminton; baseball; basketball; bowling; cheerleading; football; golf; lacrosse; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; wrestling; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Eastern Iowa

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 80% within six months of graduation

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