I am just coming to the end of my third term at UIU. It has been challenging and fulfilling so far. I have come across some really supurb instructors too. I am very happy with my choice to attend UIU.

Upper Iowa University provides the perfect education for adult learners. They offer distance learning through self-paced, online, and 40-hour week long accelerated classes.

I do not live in Iowa but have traveled to the Fayette campus and stayed in the dorms for their 1 week acclerated IEXL classes. The IEXL course occurs only during the spring and summer sessions for their online students. No other university I know does this!!!

If you want a well rounded education, UIU is the answer. The UIU staff has always been there for me and I am very happy with my learning expereinces at UIU.

The course work on average is moderate with some courses requiring late nights and lengthy papers. Other classes seem to be quick paced with fewer assignments but lots of class participation. A friend of mine going to UC Riverside was impressed with UIU and the small class sizes. He dropped out from the UC system to go to school online.

UIU is the perfect match for my educational needs and I am so glad I made the right decision.

Having completed my undergraduate degree with UIU on location in Des Moines and Ankeny, I must admit that compared with the state university I attended previously, UIU was indeed a joke. Eight weeks isn't nearly enough time to delve into the material, the assignments and tests weren't challenging, and the professors weren't nearly as approachable (busy with their other teaching positions at other universities). The worst part is this school cost much more than a state university and buried me in greater student loan debt; however, the options were limited in the town I'd moved to.

Then they accepted me in their online graduate program, which I currently attend and am disappointed with. The 3 professors I've taken so far have expressed extremely conservative political ideology and seem to discriminate against students with liberal leanings. Though I may not truly qualify as "liberal," attending under the guidance of ultra-conservative, fervently religious professors is proving irritating and wasn't what I expected. It may be time to consider transferring elsewhere.

I dropped out of this school and went to a university that chose not to GIVE their degree's away. I took 32 credits and received an A in every class and never had to read a text book. All test open book and open note.

They never had enough teachers to teach all course. Once they put a criminal lawyer in to teach our Corporate Tax Accounting course. The teacher was clueless. That is what finally made my mind up to get out. If you only want a piece of paper and not an education then this is a great school for you.

I do the hiring and firing now. I won't even consider a UIU graduate for our corporation.

I lost my job in Nov 2008 and decided to take the time off and finish my B.S. I researched online universities and settled with UIU. I have completed four terms and will be finishing in October 2009. I have taken 2 courses a term and found some of them very challenging. I have had great interaction with the instructors and classmates. For the money it is well worth it and I would recommend to anyone. They have financial aid, advisors that are very helpful. All the staff are were very helpful and a call away. I am hoping that having my degree from UIU will assist me in getting a job. I forgot, I lost my job and was doing daddy daycare for our two year old son. Sticking to the schedule can be tough, but you must be able to self motivate and push yourself. It was very challenging studying with the distraction of a child, just to warn anyone.