Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
UIU requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
960
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 805 admitted students 15 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
9%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 855-1065. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 425 and 555, while 25% scored below 425 and another 25% scored above 555.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 430 and 510, while 25% scored below 430 and 25% achieved a score of 510. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 960 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to UIU.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them at the bottom, below 83% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
425-555 -
Math
430-510
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
21
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 805 admitted students 52 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
32%
Similar to the SAT, UIU requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 32% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 17 and 24, with 25% scoring above 24 and another 25% scoring below 17.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 49% of test takers nationally.
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English
15-24 -
Math
17-24 -
Composite
17-24
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UIU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UIU received a total of 1,240 applications. These applications included 772 male applicants and 468 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,240 applicants, UIU admitted 805 students. Among the admitted students, there were 508 males and 297 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 200 students chose to enroll at UIU. This means that 200 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 139 were male and 61 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UIU had an overall acceptance rate of 65% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 66% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 64%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UIU had an overall yield rate of 25% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 27%, and for female admitted students, it was 20%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UIU over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Upper Iowa University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Considered
- Secondary school rank
Neither required nor recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Upper Iowa University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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