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UIU At-A-Glance
Upper Iowa University (UIU), founded in 1857, is a private, not-for-profit liberal arts university with a homecampus in Fayette, Iowa, 19 and off-campus educational centers in the United States as well as in Hong Kong and Malaysia. UIU also has online and independent study programs.
Note: Unless specifically stated otherwise, data provided are for the entire University as of the official 2012-13 Census Day (09/04/12).
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Enrollment overall (unduplicated headcount UHC) |
6,182 |
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Enrollment on campus (undergraduate UHC) |
938 |
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Enrollment online (undergraduate UHC) |
838 |
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Enrollment by educational centers (undergraduate UHC) |
2,671 |
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Enrollment internationally (undergraduate UHC) |
974 |
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Enrollment independent study (undergraduate UHC) |
198 |
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Enrollment graduate programs (UHC) |
533 |
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Number of English as a Second Language students |
30 |
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Number of international students in domestic centers (Fayette, ESL, graduate, centers) |
172 |
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Number of international students (domestic, and Hong Kong & Malaysia) |
1,164 |
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Percentage of diversity (including non-white U.S. residents) |
22.15% |
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Percentage of male/female students (all University) |
39%/61% |
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Percentage of non-traditional students (age 25 and above) |
65% |
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Percentage of active military students (385 of 5,178 domestic students) |
7.44% |
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Percentage of first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid |
79% |
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Average debt upon graduation (Fayette Class of 2011) |
$22,825 |
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Average default rate/percentage (2009, two-year official) |
7.0 |
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Current retention percentage (2011 first-time, full-time cohort returning in 2012) |
67.77 |
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Current graduation rate (2006 cohort six-year graduation rate/percentage) |
41.18 |
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Average incoming ACT score (first-time, full-time cohort) |
22.01 |
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Average high school GPA (first-time, full-time cohort) |
3.14 |
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Number of domestic educational centers (excluding Fayette) |
19 |
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Number of degrees granted 2011-12 |
1,929 |
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Number of alumni worldwide |
31,940 |
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Number of majors (bachelors) |
46 |
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Number of majors (masters) |
4 |
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