Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 6,547 with 3,472 female students and 3,075 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Northwestern College has the most enrolled students of 1,651, while Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary has the least number of students of 448 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Cliff University | 927 | 405 | 522 |
| Clarke University | 965 | 489 | 476 |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary | 448 | 243 | 205 |
| Graceland University-Lamoni | 1,237 | 562 | 675 |
| Loras College | 1,319 | 731 | 588 |
| Northwestern College | 1,651 | 645 | 1,006 |
| Total | 6,547 | 3,075 | 3,472 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 5,136 with 2,449 female students and 2,687 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Loras College has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 1,227, while Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary has the least number of undergraduate students of 377.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Cliff University | 709 | 338 | 371 |
| Clarke University | 785 | 429 | 356 |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary | 377 | 182 | 195 |
| Graceland University-Lamoni | 885 | 498 | 387 |
| Loras College | 1,227 | 703 | 524 |
| Northwestern College | 1,153 | 537 | 616 |
| Total | 5,136 | 2,687 | 2,449 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 1,411 with 1,023 female students and 388 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Northwestern College has the most enrolled graduate students of 498, while Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary has the least number of graduate students of 71.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Cliff University | 218 | 67 | 151 |
| Clarke University | 180 | 60 | 120 |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary | 71 | 61 | 10 |
| Graceland University-Lamoni | 352 | 64 | 288 |
| Loras College | 92 | 28 | 64 |
| Northwestern College | 498 | 108 | 390 |
| Total | 1,411 | 388 | 1,023 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 5,136 students, 305 students (5.94%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 537 students (10.46%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 1,411 students, 1,001 students (70.94%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 79 students (5.60%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Briar Cliff University | 709 | 83 (11.71%) |
74 (10.44%) | 218 | 130 (59.63%) |
- |
| Clarke University | 785 | 30 (3.82%) |
206 (26.24%) | 180 | 50 (27.78%) |
30 (16.67%) |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary | 377 | 71 (18.83%) |
101 (26.79%) | 71 | 31 (43.66%) |
20 (28.17%) |
| Graceland University-Lamoni | 885 | 27 (3.05%) |
- | 352 | 325 (92.33%) |
- |
| Loras College | 1,227 | 1 (0.08%) |
45 (3.67%) | 92 | 30 (32.61%) |
29 (31.52%) |
| Northwestern College | 1,153 | 93 (8.07%) |
111 (9.63%) | 498 | 435 (87.35%) |
- |
| Average | 5,136 | 305 (5.94%) |
537 (10.46%) |
1,411 | 1,001 (70.94%) |
79 (5.60%) |