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Former names | Fayette Seminary of the Upper Iowa Conference (1857–1858)[1] |
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| Motto | Deo Duce |
Motto in English | With God For A Leader |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1857 |
Academic affiliations | Council of Independent Colleges, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities |
| Endowment | $15 million (2009)[2] |
| President | Kathy Franken |
Academic staff | 37 |
| Students | 2463 |
| Location | , U.S. 42°50′17″N 91°48′00″W / 42.838°N 91.800°W |
| Campus | Rural, 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Nickname | Peacocks |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – GLVC |
| Website | www |
Upper Iowa University (UIU) is a private university in Fayette, Iowa, United States. It enrolls around 3000 students and offers distance education programs that include centers in the U.S., an online program, an independent study program, and formerly had centers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. UIU has a total student enrollment of more than 3,000 students.
Upper Iowa offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs with 29 undergraduate majors, including art, business, conservation management, education, human services, information technology, liberal arts, math, nursing, psychology, science, and 6 graduate programs.[3] It operates on two eight-week terms per semester, allowing students to take two classes per term. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
UIU is the only NCAA Division II Athletics Program in the state of Iowa and a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).
- ^ "Timeline of UIU History". uiu.edu. Upper Iowa University. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
- ^ "Undergraduate Programs/Certificates - Upper Iowa University". uiu.edu. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011.