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The real 4-year cost of Upper Iowa University in Iowa

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Upper Iowa University went from $20,408 to $19,000, an average of -3.8% a year.

Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.

2008–2027: history and projection

Published tuition + feesProjected (estimate)Likely rangeAxis trimmed to the data range
Published and projected tuition and fees by year
YearPublishedProjected estimateEstimate range
2008$20,408––
2009$21,418––
2010$22,350––
2011$23,356––
2012$24,400––
2013$24,400––
2014$26,834––
2015$28,073––
2016$28,890––
2017$29,600––
2018$30,450––
2019$31,685––
2020$32,945––
2021$33,609––
2022$33,639––
2023$19,000$19,000–
2024–$18,285$16,009–$20,562
2025–$17,597$13,488–$22,251
2026–$16,935$11,364–$24,080
2027–$16,298$9,575–$26,059

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1$16,935
Year 2$16,298
Year 3$15,684
Year 4$15,094
4-year total$64,011

Two aid scenarios

4-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship
$24,011
Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship
$33,690
Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

On-campus housing & meals

Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.

Latest (2023)
$9,770/ yr
rising 2.5% / yr
Projected 4-year add-on
$43,688

Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).

Housing here is rising faster than tuition.

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Published figures for Upper Iowa University from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.

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