Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 11,268 with 5,907 female students and 5,361 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, Saint Ambrose University has the most enrolled students of 2,747, while Cornell College has the least number of students of 1,073 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell College | 1,073 | 559 | 514 |
| University of Dubuque | 1,776 | 988 | 788 |
| Maharishi International University | 2,673 | 1,382 | 1,291 |
| Mount Mercy University | 1,526 | 542 | 984 |
| Saint Ambrose University | 2,747 | 1,150 | 1,597 |
| William Penn University | 1,473 | 740 | 733 |
| Total | 11,268 | 5,361 | 5,907 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 7,976 with 4,274 female students and 3,702 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Saint Ambrose University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 2,118, while Maharishi International University has the least number of undergraduate students of 681.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell College | 1,058 | 552 | 506 |
| University of Dubuque | 1,444 | 852 | 592 |
| Maharishi International University | 681 | 162 | 519 |
| Mount Mercy University | 1,271 | 472 | 799 |
| Saint Ambrose University | 2,118 | 970 | 1,148 |
| William Penn University | 1,404 | 694 | 710 |
| Total | 7,976 | 3,702 | 4,274 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 3,292 with 1,633 female students and 1,659 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Maharishi International University has the most enrolled graduate students of 1,992, while Cornell College has the least number of graduate students of 15.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell College | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| University of Dubuque | 332 | 136 | 196 |
| Maharishi International University | 1,992 | 1,220 | 772 |
| Mount Mercy University | 255 | 70 | 185 |
| Saint Ambrose University | 629 | 180 | 449 |
| William Penn University | 69 | 46 | 23 |
| Total | 3,292 | 1,659 | 1,633 |
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 7,976 students, 850 students (10.66%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 747 students (9.37%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 3,292 students, 1,350 students (41.01%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 370 students (11.24%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Cornell College | 1,058 | - | - | 15 | - | 7 (46.67%) |
| University of Dubuque | 1,444 | - | 240 (16.62%) | 332 | 51 (15.36%) |
3 (0.90%) |
| Maharishi International University | 681 | 409 (60.06%) |
- | 1,992 | 1,065 (53.46%) |
284 (14.26%) |
| Mount Mercy University | 1,271 | 117 (9.21%) |
234 (18.41%) | 255 | 115 (45.10%) |
47 (18.43%) |
| Saint Ambrose University | 2,118 | 49 (2.31%) |
25 (1.18%) | 629 | 108 (17.17%) |
29 (4.61%) |
| William Penn University | 1,404 | 275 (19.59%) |
248 (17.66%) | 69 | 11 (15.94%) |
- |
| Average | 7,976 | 850 (10.66%) |
747 (9.37%) |
3,292 | 1,350 (41.01%) |
370 (11.24%) |