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Iowa Colleges with the Largest Online Students

University of Iowa has the most online students of 17,497 for academic year 2022-2023 in Iowa. The number only includes students enrolled exclusively in online programs and does not include students taking some online courses. Upper Iowa University is ranked second with 2,468 online students and Maharishi International University follows them with 17,497 online 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 most online students by enrolled status. You may want to check colleges having the smallest online student population in Iowa.
Iowa Colleges with the Largest Online Students
NameTotal # of StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online ProgramsEnrolld in Some Online CoursesNot in Online Courses
1University of Iowa
Public, four-yearsIowa City, IA
30,0153,20014,29712,518
2Upper Iowa University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFayette, IA
3,0722,114354604
3Maharishi International University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, IA
2,6731,474284915
4Morningside University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux City, IA
2,2491,10301,146
5Iowa State University
Public, four-yearsAmes, IA
29,9691,01315,54513,411
6Buena Vista University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsStorm Lake, IA
1,973978191804
7University of Northern Iowa
Public, four-yearsCedar Falls, IA
8,9459552,9855,005
8Northwestern College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrange City, IA
1,6515281111,012
9Drake University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDes Moines, IA
4,6854311,1973,057
10Dordt University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Center, IA
1,8613713121,178
11Graceland University-Lamoni
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLamoni, IA
1,2373520885
12William Penn University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOskaloosa, IA
1,473286248939
13Grand View University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDes Moines, IA
1,8272585491,020
14Mount Mercy University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCedar Rapids, IA
1,5262322811,013
15Briar Cliff University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux City, IA
92721374640
16Saint Ambrose University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDavenport, IA
2,747157542,536
17Iowa Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMount Pleasant, IA
871120226525
18Clarke University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA
96580236649
19Simpson College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsIndianola, IA
1,15153256842
20University of Dubuque
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA
1,776512431,482
* Online completely college that all programs are offered online exclusively.