Upper Iowa University reviews

It is with great sadness that we see the writing on the wall for this once-average institution. Instead of "Feathers Up," the motto should be "Do More With Less." Here you'll find a weird mix of employees who do the work of two or three people and others that do nothing at all. Is bad leadership to blame? Absolutely. But it's also... ~ Crippling debt ~ Rural campus setting ~ Lack of a cohesive marketing strategy ~ Low ratings everywhere ~ Poor reputation management ...that are contributing to the demise of UIU. What's out there? ~ BOTTOM 25% of Regional Midwest Universities (U.S. News & World Report) ~ 1.9 star Rating from employees (Glassdoor, 110+ reviews) ~ 1.9 star Rating from women (InHerSight, 130+ reviews) ~ F- Rating for Value (CollegeFactual Scorecard) ~ Multi-million dollar deficits for the last five years (IRS)

It's bad leadership, plain and simple. They delegate everything and throw their team under the bus when things don’t go well. VPs are "so busy" but somehow are constantly surprised by news from their direct reports because they're not on top of things. There are hires based on their last name or who they’re friends with, not on merit. This happens everywhere to an extent, but the problem at Upper Iowa is that the nepotism hires don’t know how to do their job. On second thought, maybe this is more comforting for THE BAD LEADERSHIP, because they also don’t know how to do their job.