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Smallest Iowa Colleges with Least Enrollment

Iowa Wesleyan University has the least students of 871 for academic year 2022-2023 in Iowa. Briar Cliff University is ranked second with 927 students and Clarke University follows them with 965 students. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have least students by gender.
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Smallest Iowa Colleges with Least Enrollment
NameTotal # of StudentsFemaleMale
1Iowa Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMount Pleasant, IA		871383488
2Briar Cliff University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux City, IA		927522405
3Clarke University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA		965476489
4Cornell College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMount Vernon, IA		1,073514559
5Simpson College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsIndianola, IA		1,151599552
6Central College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPella, IA		1,169562607
7Graceland University-Lamoni
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLamoni, IA		1,237675562
8Coe College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCedar Rapids, IA		1,264710554
9Loras College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA		1,319588731
10Wartburg College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWaverly, IA		1,444736708
11William Penn University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOskaloosa, IA		1,473733740
12Mount Mercy University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCedar Rapids, IA		1,526984542
13Luther College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDecorah, IA		1,610883727
14Northwestern College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrange City, IA		1,6511,006645
15Grinnell College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGrinnell, IA		1,759924835
16University of Dubuque
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA		1,776788988
17Grand View University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDes Moines, IA		1,8271,025802
18Dordt University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Center, IA		1,861978883
19Buena Vista University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsStorm Lake, IA		1,9731,373600
20Morningside University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux City, IA		2,2491,467782

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