Quad

Head-to-head

Davenport
Upper Iowa

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Upper Iowa's yield is 20 pts higher than Davenport's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Davenport's grants cover 48% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Upper Iowa

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Upper Iowa grads earn $7.7K more ten years out than Davenport's ($52,766 vs. $45,099)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Davenport has 1.6× as many undergrads as Upper Iowa

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Upper Iowa has 5 pts more first-gen students than Davenport (45% vs. 40%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Upper Iowa graduates 3 pts more of its students than Davenport (49% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Upper Iowa admits 96%, Davenport 98%; Upper Iowa's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
Davenport98%
Upper Iowa96%
Quad's selectivity
  • DavenportOpen
  • Upper IowaOpen
ACT middle 50%Axis 13–36
DavenportTest-blind
Upper Iowa
17–23
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • DavenportGPA and school record required
  • Upper IowaGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Davenport has 1.6× as many undergrads as Upper Iowa and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Davenport3.1K
Upper Iowa2K
Pell Grant share
Davenport34%
Upper Iowa32%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Davenport has 18 students per faculty member to Upper Iowa's 25.

Students per faculty member
Davenport18 to 1
Upper Iowa25 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • DavenportBusiness Administration and Management, General22%
  • Upper IowaBusiness Administration and Management, General21%

What each costs

Davenport and Upper Iowa cost about the same a year on average; Davenport's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Davenport$20.4K
Upper Iowa$20.8K
Aid generosity
Davenport48%
Upper Iowa39%

What each pays off

Upper Iowa's former students earn more, a median $52.8K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 49% at Upper Iowa to 47% at Davenport.

Median earnings, 10 years
Davenport$45.1K
Upper Iowa$52.8K
Graduation rate
Davenport47%
Upper Iowa49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Davenport but fell at Upper Iowa; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • DavenportGrowing+177%
  • Upper IowaShrinking−68%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why