The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference announced that 943 student-athletes have earned NSIC All-Academic honors for the 2021 spring athletic season. For Upper Iowa, 40 student-athletes were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, while 22 earned NSIC All-Academic Team honors.
 
To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, a student-athlete must have a 3.60 cumulative GPA or higher, while NSIC All-Academic Team members must have a 3.20 cumulative GPA or higher. In total, 577 student-athletes were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence, while 366 earned NSIC All-Academic Team honors.

Additionally, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at her/his institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible, but second-year freshman due to the cancellation of the 2020 season are eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at that institution.
 
Seven of Upper Iowa's spring sports sponsored by the NSIC garnered all-academic honors; including 22 from baseball, 10 from softball, nine from both the women and men's outdoor track and field team, six from the men's golf team, four from women's golf, and two from the tennis team.
 
Below is the full list of UIU student-athletes selected for the teams; those marked with an asterisk (*) were named to the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence.
 
Baseball (22): * Chris Harsh (Sr.  - Des Moines, Iowa), * Samuel Grushkin (Fr. - Mazon, Ill.), * Nolan Friedrichs (Sr. - Edina, Minn.), * Alex Greene (Fr. - Marion, Iowa), * Keaton Parker (Fr. - Palo, Iowa), * Adrian Trujillo (Jr.  - Denver, Colo.), * Tanner Stein (Jr. - Denver, Colo.), * Logan DeWulf (R-So. - Huntley, Ill.), * Joshua Fischer (Jr. - Long Beach, Calif.), Jason Katz (Jr.  - Phoenix, Ariz.), Kyle Routhieaux (Jr. - Casco, Wis.), Hogan Penny (Sr. - Paradise, Texas), Colin Lacey (R-So. - Pleasant Hill, Iowa), Drew Callon (Fr. - Fort Dodge, Iowa), Casey Zarr (R-So. - Bondurant, Iowa), Chris Webber (Jr.  - Adams, Minn.), Arturo Archuleta (Jr. - Pecos, N.M.), Blake Thiesse (So. - Trempealeau, Wis.), Jake Hilmer (Fr. - Walker, Iowa), Ryan Hull (Fr. - Corinth, Texas), Kiley Brown (So.  - Germantown, Wis.), Grant Ver Voort (Fr. - Appleton, Wis.)
 
Softball (10): * Emily Draeger (So. - Marshfield, Wis.), * Kaitlyn Carlson (Jr. - Lake in the Hills, Ill.), * Abby McKay (Fr. - Eldridge, Iowa), * Sydney Wilcox (Jr. - Shiocton, Wis.), * Calista Brockman (Fr. - Freedom, Wis.), * Samantha Jessie (Fr. - O'Fallon, Mo.), * Katie Crogan (Jr. - Watertown, Wis.), * Sara Jessie (Fr. - O'Fallon, Mo.), * Carley Jeanes (Fr. - Oelwein, Iowa), Kaylee Frenette (So. - Chippewa Falls, Wis.)
 
Women's Track and Field (9): * Cassiddy Wilson (Sr. - Delhi, Iowa), * Sidney Schnor (Jr. - Fairbank, Iowa), * Ashley Donovan (So. - Dubuque, Iowa), * Jenna Ross (Sr. - Shueyville, Iowa), * Madison Brownrigg (Sr. - Cleveland, Ohio), * Christonna Shafranski (Sr. - Stevens Point, Wis.), * Ellie Loesch (So. - Fort Atkinson, Iowa), Serianna Dehmlow (Sr. - Huntley, Ill.), Brittiney Harris (Jr. - Fort Madison, Iowa)
 
Men's Track and Field (9): * Devon Lawrence (Sr. - Loves Park, Ill.), * Grant Dieken (Sr.  - Clear Lake, Iowa), * Macklin Conrad (So. - Sigourney, Iowa), * Kaden Ludwig (So. - Waterloo, Iowa), * Andrew Paskey (So. - York, Pa.), * Iain Gronewold (So.  - Davenport, Iowa), * Collin Kime (Jr.  - Maynard, Iowa), * Samuel Thomas (Sr. - Fayette, Iowa), Brady Krupa (So.  - Willmar, Minn.)
 
Men's Golf (6): * Logan Schweinefus (Sr. - Ossian, Iowa), * Noah Antes (Jr. - Rochester, Minn.), * Nathan Petrak (Fr. - Johnston, Iowa), Anthony Emanuel (Sr.  - Calmar, Iowa), Chris Cooksley (Jr. - Winthrop, Iowa), Nolan Leaton (So.  - Wilton, Iowa)
 
Women's Golf (4): * Molly Wenthold (Jr. - West Union, Iowa), * Kaitlyn MacCharles (So. - Onalaska, Wis.), * Jaden Schweinefus (So. - Ossian, Iowa), Brooke Knutson (So. - Viroqua, Wis.)
 
Tennis (2): * Varvara Ogorodnikova (Fr. - Samara, Russia), Alejandra Abella (Sr. - Barranquilla, Colombia)