-30%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 30% at Upper Iowa University vs the 2018–2022 baseline (2.0k vs 2.9k).
Iowa · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Upper Iowa University
Fayette, Iowa. 2,021 undergraduate students. 73 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Upper Iowa University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-14%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Upper Iowa University fell 14% between 2021 and 2024 (2.3k → 2.0k).
-12%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Upper Iowa University fell 12% between 2021 and 2024 (38.6% → 33.9%).
-12%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Upper Iowa University fell 12% between 2021 and 2024 (28.3% → 25.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Iowa
Each tile compares this institution to the Iowa median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$52,766+8% · 6→10y
Iowa median $42,849$48,776
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry41.5%-23% · '00→'24
Iowa median 58.4%$18,000+354% · '97→'20
At program completion2,021-50% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS59.4%+1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time93.4%+47% · '01→'24
latest cohort$19,000+51% · '01→'24
out-of-state $19,000SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.5%Median federal debt $18,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $52,766 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-23%
Upper Iowa University · completion · 150% fell
44.0% → 33.9%
-51%
Upper Iowa University · completion · 100% fell
51.2% → 25.0%
-50%
Upper Iowa University · undergrad enrollment fell
3,963 → 1,994
+51%
Upper Iowa University · in-state tuition rose
$12,856 → $19,475
+51%
Upper Iowa University · out-of-state tuition rose
$12,856 → $19,475
+354%
Upper Iowa University · median debt rose
$5,512 → $25,000
-100%
Upper Iowa University · cohort default rate fell
9.7% → 0.0%
-21%
Upper Iowa University · pell share fell
40.1% → 31.8%
+28%
Upper Iowa University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$41,300 → $52,766
+32%
Upper Iowa University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$38,700 → $51,160
+31%
Upper Iowa University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$37,100 → $48,776
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$95,675Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$78,287Public Administration.$75,905Public Administration.$71,926Business Administration, Management and Operations.$66,929Finance and Financial Management Services.$61,823Marketing.$59,781Accounting and Related Services.$58,713Human Resources Management and Services.$57,928Health and Medical Administrative Services.$56,757Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$53,352Natural Resources Conservation and Research.$52,875Psychology, General.$50,014Human Resources Management and Services.$49,757Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$48,825Criminology.$46,898Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$46,694Human Services, General.$44,527Social Sciences, General.$43,032
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
19 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$66,929Business Administration, Management and Operations.$95,675Accounting and Related Services.$58,713Human Resources Management and Services.$57,928Human Resources Management and Services.$49,757Finance and Financial Management Services.$61,823Marketing.$59,781
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Upper Iowa University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$523,032
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $19,842
- HS-only baseline · IA
- $36,800
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Iowa
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Upper Iowa University graduates earn $X” — not “Upper Iowa University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Upper Iowa University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.