Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Upper Iowa's yield is 21 pts higher than Utica's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Utica graduates 16 pts more of its students than Upper Iowa (65% vs. 49%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Upper Iowa has 14 pts more first-gen students than Utica (45% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Utica grads earn $10.5K more ten years out than Upper Iowa's ($63,277 vs. $52,766)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Upper Iowa is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.54)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Upper Iowa costs about $2.8K less per year on average than Utica ($20,777 vs. $23,607, all students)

    Average cost, all students

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

Utica admits 92%, Upper Iowa 96%; Upper Iowa's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
Utica92%
Upper Iowa96%
Quad's selectivity
  • UticaOpen
  • Upper IowaOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Utica
990–1250
Upper IowaNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • UticaGPA and school record required
  • Upper IowaGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Utica is a bit larger than Upper Iowa (2,278 vs. 1,994 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Utica2.3K
Upper Iowa2K
Pell Grant share
Utica33%
Upper Iowa32%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Utica, and Business Administration and Management at Upper Iowa; Utica has 12 students per faculty member to Upper Iowa's 25.

Students per faculty member
Utica12 to 1
Upper Iowa25 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • UticaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse30%
  • Upper IowaBusiness Administration and Management, General21%

What each costs

Upper Iowa costs about $2.8K less a year than Utica on average; Utica's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Utica$23.6K
Upper Iowa$20.8K
Aid generosity
Utica41%
Upper Iowa39%

What each pays off

Utica's former students earn more, a median $63.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 65% at Utica to 49% at Upper Iowa.

Median earnings, 10 years
Utica$63.3K
Upper Iowa$52.8K
Graduation rate
Utica65%
Upper Iowa49%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Utica but fell at Upper Iowa; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • UticaSteady+1%
  • Upper IowaShrinking−68%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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