Largest Iowa Graduate Schools

Largest Iowa Colleges with Most Graduate Enrollment

University of Iowa has the most graduate students of 8,041 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Iowa. Iowa State University is ranked second with 4,752 students and Drake University follows them with 1,760 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most graduate students by gender.

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Largest Iowa Colleges with Most Graduate Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Graduate Students	Female	Male
1	University of Iowa Public, four-yearsIowa City, IA	8,041	4,429	3,612
2	Iowa State University Public, four-yearsAmes, IA	4,752	2,346	2,406
3	Drake University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDes Moines, IA	1,760	1,150	610
4	Maharishi International University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, IA	1,670	794	876
5	University of Northern Iowa Public, four-yearsCedar Falls, IA	1,567	1,157	410
6	Upper Iowa University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFayette, IA	887	654	233
7	Morningside University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux City, IA	884	728	156
8	Saint Ambrose University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDavenport, IA	559	392	167
9	Northwestern College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrange City, IA	521	405	116
10	Buena Vista University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsStorm Lake, IA	454	364	90
11	Grand View University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDes Moines, IA	356	256	100
12	University of Dubuque Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA	317	170	147
13	Graceland University-Lamoni Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLamoni, IA	304	240	64
14	Mount Mercy University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCedar Rapids, IA	278	191	87
15	Dordt University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Center, IA	236	166	70
16	Briar Cliff University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux City, IA	181	120	61
17	Clarke University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA	147	85	62
18	William Penn University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOskaloosa, IA	77	30	47
19	Loras College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA	66	46	20
20	Wartburg College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWaverly, IA	21	11	10

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