Student Population at UIU

Total Enrollment

3,072

Undergraduate

2,463

Graduate

609

Online Enrollment

2,114

Men Students

1,247

Women Students

1,825

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,072 students have enrolled at Upper Iowa University - 2,463 undergraduate and 609 graduate.

By gender, 1,247 male and 1,825 female students are attending Upper Iowa University. By attendance status, there are 1,717 full-time students and 1,355 part-time students.

The number of students at Upper Iowa University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Graceland University-Lamoni and Maharishi International University, its population is relatively small (average population is 3,776).

Upper Iowa University offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,114 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Upper Iowa University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,247 male and 1,825 female students attending UIU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.68 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UIU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UIU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,463	1,249	1,214
Men	1,051	532	519
Women	1,412	717	695

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UIU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	609	468	141
Men	196	144	52
Women	413	324	89

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,936 White students (63.02%) and 492 Black or African American students (16.02%) at Upper Iowa University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Upper Iowa University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Upper Iowa University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	15	8	7
Asian	106	61	45
Black or African American	382	147	235
Hispanic	199	104	95
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	2	5
White	1,515	627	888
Two or More Races	54	24	30
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	81	44	37
Total	2,463	1,051	1,412

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Upper Iowa University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	10	6	4
Black or African American	110	30	80
Hispanic	34	19	15
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	421	124	297
Two or More Races	9	6	3
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	9	4	5
Total	609	196	413

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,056 students whose age under twenty five and 1,471 students whose age is over thirty years old at Upper Iowa University.

Especially, 24 students are younger than eighteen and 7 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Upper Iowa University.

Population by Student Age at Upper Iowa University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,463	1,051	1,412
Under 18	24	20	4
18-19	290	182	108
20-21	334	163	171
22-24	329	165	164
25-29	410	154	256
30-34	352	122	230
35-39	261	92	169
40-49	320	103	217
50-64	139	49	90
65 and over	4	1	3
Total	2,463	1,051	1,412

Population by Student Age at Upper Iowa University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	609	196	413
20-21	7	4	3
22-24	72	40	32
25-29	135	42	93
30-34	110	34	76
35-39	92	28	64
40-49	144	37	107
50-64	46	10	36
65 and over	3	1	2
Total	609	196	413

Online Student Population

At Upper Iowa University, 2,468 students (80.34% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,114 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 786 students live in Iowa where Upper Iowa University is located in and 1,181 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,072	2,463	609
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	2,114	1,555	559
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	354	329	25
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	604	579	25

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	2,114	1,555	559
Iowa Residents	786	498	288
Other State in U.S.	1,181	925	256
Outside of U.S.	28	18	10
Unknown	119	114	5