Upper Iowa University Student Population

How many students at UIU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Upper Iowa University has a total enrollment of 3,941 students, including 3,054 undergraduate and 887 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,691 male students (42.9%) and 2,250 female students (57.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,675 White students (42.5%) and 476 Black students (12.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,054 undergraduate students (77.5%) and 887 graduate students (22.5%).
• Class Delivery: 2,959 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 939 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - UIU's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,691 male (42.91%) and 2,250 female (57.09%) students are attending Upper Iowa University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 75.16.

By class level, 3,054 (77.49%) are undergraduate students and 887 (22.51%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.74% are male and 52.26% are female, while among graduate students, 26.27% are male and 73.73% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,675 White, 476 Black, and 38 Asian students out of a total of 3,941 are attending at Upper Iowa University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Upper Iowa University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UIU has 10 students under 18 years old and 15 students over 65 years old. There are 1,154 students under 25 years old, and 2,785 students over 25 years old out of 3,941 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 10 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. UIU has 1,052 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,001 students aged 25 and over.

It has 102 graduate students aged under 25 and 784 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Upper Iowa University, 2,959 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 939 students are enrolled in some online courses.

770 students who live in Iowa or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,189 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,054 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 240 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.86%.162 students have transferred in as full-time status and 78 students transferred in as part-time status.