Renewable merit scholarships for incoming freshmen range from $3,000 to $14,000 should be considered when reviewing tuition costs.  Need-based financial aid is also available to help you graduate with less debt.  To best determine your actual cost to attend, please contact your Admissions Counselor by calling 800-553-4150 Option 2.  Transfer students are also eligible for merit scholarships, find out more at scholarships for transfers. Plus, our international students can now qualify for merit scholarships too, find out more at international merit scholarships.

What level of scholarship can you expect?

NOTE: Academic scholarships are awarded upon acceptance.

Apply early to ensure full consideration.

Upper Iowa University offers four levels of merit scholarships to recognize academic achievement for incoming freshmen at UIU's Fayette campus.  We offer aggressive merit and need-based financial aid to help you graduate with less debt!

Presidential Scholarship: $11,000
(or $44,000 over four years, upon meeting renewal criteria)

Dean's Scholarship: $8,500
(or $34,000 over four years, upon meeting renewal criteria)

Achievement Scholarship: $3,000
(or $12,000 over four years, upon meeting renewal criteria)

NOTE: Academic scholarships and athletic scholarships are awarded separately and are mutually exclusive. A student receiving an academic scholarship will not be eligible to receive an athletic scholarship, and vice versa.

Below is an example of how financial aid assists a Upper Iowa University Residential student attend for an average of about $8,900 annually!

Transfer students can qualify for merit scholarships.  Please click here for more details!

International students can now qualify for merit scholarships.  Please click here for more details!

Please feel free to contact UIU Admissions (admission@uiu.edu) at 1.800.553.4150, Ext. 2 for more details on our merit scholarships!