Upper Iowa University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Upper Iowa University is a private master's university in Fayette, IA (rural setting), with 2,504 undergraduates (58% women). It admitted 93% of 695 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 970–1160 on the SAT and 14–21 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $34,022 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $22,427 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 42% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, education, psychology. The campus reported 0.76 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Upper Iowa University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $19,000
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Upper Iowa University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Upper Iowa University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 25 | — | 2 | $239k | $9,578 | — | |
| Baseball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 56 | — | 1 | $480k | $8,568 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $570k | $24,790 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $497k | $31,081 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Lakes Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 106 | — | 7 | $1.4M | $13,356 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 10 | — | 2 | $115k | $11,535 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 8 | — | 2 | $131k | $16,329 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 49 | — | 3 | $354k | $7,217 | — | |
| Softball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $386k | $18,387 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $172k | $4,916 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $392k | $24,476 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 33 | — | 6 | $553k | $16,749 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Great Lakes Valley Conference | 16 | — | 2 | $167k | $10,412 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.