After Upper Iowa University: graduation, pay and debt
Fayette, Iowa · Private · 1,994 undergrads
41% of Upper Iowa University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $57,736 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $23,105 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$57.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
41%
finish within six years.
27%
finish in four years.
68%
of first-years come back for year two.
$23.1k
median federal debt at graduation.
50%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
27%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
41%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
68%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
37%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
48%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
217
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
38%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
39%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
323
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$52,299
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$57,736
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
73%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$23,105
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$18,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,897
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
50%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers