Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of Colleges in Iowa is 208,398 with 115,427 female students and 92,971 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between Colleges in Iowa.
Among the Colleges in Iowa, University of has the most enrolled students of 30,779, while UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology has the least number of students of 16 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
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Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of Colleges in Iowa is 180,820 with 99,379 female students and 81,441 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between Colleges in Iowa.
Among the Colleges in Iowa, State University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 25,628, while UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology has the least number of undergraduate students of 16.
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Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of Colleges in Iowa is 27,578 with 16,048 female students and 11,530 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between Colleges in Iowa.
Among the Colleges in Iowa, University of has the most enrolled graduate students of 8,041, while Mercy College of Health Sciences has the least number of graduate students of 2.
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Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between Colleges in Iowa. In undergraduate programs, out of total 177,156 students, 29,140 students (16.45%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 62,956 students (35.54%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 27,578 students, 9,613 students (34.86%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 3,709 students (13.45%) have learned from at least one online course.
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| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | ||
| Allen College | 261 | 31 (11.88%) |
165 (63.22%) | 222 | 26 (11.71%) |
151 (68.02%) | |
| Briar Cliff University | 766 | 82 (10.70%) |
109 (14.23%) | 181 | 92 (50.83%) |
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| Buena Vista University | 1,436 | 626 (43.59%) |
74 (5.15%) | 454 | 454 (100.00%) |
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| Capri College-Dubuque | Capri College-Dubuque does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Capri College-Cedar Rapids | Capri College-Cedar Rapids does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Central College | 1,084 | - | 6 (0.55%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Clarke University | 815 | 19 (2.33%) |
352 (43.19%) | 147 | 38 (25.85%) |
65 (44.22%) | |
| Coe College | 1,195 | - | - | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Cornell College | 1,094 | - | - | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Little Priest Tribal College - Ho Chunk Centre | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||
| Des Moines Area Community College | 23,697 | 5,497 (23.20%) |
4,917 (20.75%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Divine Word College | Divine Word College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Dordt University | 1,716 | 116 (6.76%) |
283 (16.49%) | 236 | 226 (95.76%) |
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| Drake University | 2,585 | 13 (0.50%) |
587 (22.71%) | 1,760 | 533 (30.28%) |
257 (14.60%) | |
| University of Dubuque | 1,440 | - | 324 (22.50%) | 317 | 98 (30.91%) |
24 (7.57%) | |
| Ellsworth Community College | 685 | 138 (20.15%) |
384 (56.06%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Emmaus Bible College | 234 | 16 (6.84%) |
15 (6.41%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Eastern Iowa Community College District | 7,426 | 2,219 (29.88%) |
1,566 (21.09%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary | 551 | 143 (25.95%) |
119 (21.60%) | 60 | 29 (48.33%) |
16 (26.67%) | |
| Graceland University-Lamoni | 798 | 24 (3.01%) |
206 (25.81%) | 304 | 304 (100.00%) |
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| Grand View University | 1,500 | 129 (8.60%) |
655 (43.67%) | 356 | 150 (42.13%) |
153 (42.98%) | |
| Grinnell College | Grinnell College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Orion Technical College | 41 | 12 (29.27%) |
29 (70.73%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Hawkeye Community College | 5,120 | 1,009 (19.71%) |
1,393 (27.21%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| American Hair Academy | American Hair Academy does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Indian Hills Community College | 3,184 | 423 (13.29%) |
902 (28.33%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Iowa Central Community College | 4,949 | 528 (10.67%) |
996 (20.13%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Iowa Lakes Community College | 1,945 | 210 (10.80%) |
524 (26.94%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology | 16 | - | 7 (43.75%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines | Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Iowa State University | 25,628 | 381 (1.49%) |
16,549 (64.57%) | 4,752 | 591 (12.44%) |
923 (19.42%) | |
| Iowa Western Community College | 5,540 | 1,633 (29.48%) |
1,886 (34.04%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Iowa | 22,738 | 793 (3.49%) |
13,238 (58.22%) | 8,041 | 2,235 (27.80%) |
504 (6.27%) | |
| Kirkwood Community College | 12,763 | 2,770 (21.70%) |
4,897 (38.37%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| La James International College-Cedar Falls | La James International College-Cedar Falls does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| La James International College-Johnston | La James International College-Johnston does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology | La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| La James International College-Ft Dodge | La James International College-Ft Dodge does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Loras College | 1,123 | - | 25 (2.23%) | 66 | 25 (37.88%) |
25 (37.88%) | |
| Luther College | 1,384 | - | 15 (1.08%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Maharishi International University | 922 | 798 (86.55%) |
36 (3.90%) | 1,670 | 1,196 (71.62%) |
199 (11.92%) | |
| Marshalltown Community College | 1,857 | 541 (29.13%) |
754 (40.60%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Mercy College of Health Sciences | 867 | 188 (21.68%) |
470 (54.21%) | 2 | - | 2 (100.00%) | |
| Morningside University | 1,172 | 42 (3.58%) |
- | 884 | 884 (100.00%) |
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| Mount Mercy University | 1,139 | 111 (9.75%) |
570 (50.04%) | 278 | 114 (41.01%) |
150 (53.96%) | |
| North Iowa Area Community College | 2,662 | 599 (22.50%) |
1,078 (40.50%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Northern Iowa | 7,711 | 703 (9.12%) |
2,638 (34.21%) | 1,567 | 779 (49.71%) |
154 (9.83%) | |
| Northwestern College | 1,184 | 122 (10.30%) |
266 (22.47%) | 521 | 461 (88.48%) |
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| Northeast Iowa Community College | 4,808 | 841 (17.49%) |
1,792 (37.27%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Northwest Iowa Community College | 1,907 | 757 (39.70%) |
436 (22.86%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 1,534 | 76 (4.95%) |
695 (45.31%) | |||
| Palmer College of Chiropractic | 47 | 6 (12.77%) |
- | 2,114 | - | - | |
| PCI Academy-Ames | PCI Academy-Ames does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Saint Ambrose University | 1,939 | 104 (5.36%) |
725 (37.39%) | 559 | 121 (21.65%) |
124 (22.18%) | |
| St Luke's College | 176 | 41 (23.30%) |
37 (21.02%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| La James International College-Davenport | La James International College-Davenport does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Simpson College | 1,235 | 40 (3.24%) |
200 (16.19%) | 16 | 13 (81.25%) |
1 (6.25%) | |
| Southeastern Community College | 3,028 | 995 (32.86%) |
844 (27.87%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Southwestern Community College | 1,566 | 663 (42.34%) |
357 (22.80%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Capri College-Davenport | Capri College-Davenport does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City | Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| SOHO Hair Academy | SOHO Hair Academy does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Upper Iowa University | 3,054 | 2,226 (72.89%) |
785 (25.70%) | 887 | 733 (82.64%) |
154 (17.36%) | |
| Waldorf University | 1,834 | 1,247 (67.99%) |
- | 391 | 391 (100.00%) |
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| Wartburg College | 1,462 | 1 (0.07%) |
169 (11.56%) | 21 | 21 (100.00%) |
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| Wartburg Theological Seminary | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 161 | 4 (2.48%) |
112 (69.57%) | |||
| The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar Falls | The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar Falls does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Western Iowa Tech Community College | 5,482 | 2,096 (38.23%) |
1,296 (23.64%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| William Penn University | 1,348 | 207 (15.36%) |
252 (18.69%) | 77 | 19 (24.68%) |
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| Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology | Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Ross College-Davenport | 42 | - | 28 (66.67%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake | Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Carlson College of Massage Therapy | Carlson College of Massage Therapy does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Aveda Institute-Des Moines | Aveda Institute-Des Moines does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| PCI Academy-Iowa City | PCI Academy-Iowa City does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School | Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Average | 177,156 | 29,140 (16.45%) |
62,956 (35.54%) |
27,578 | 9,613 (34.86%) |
3,709 (13.45%) | |
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