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Largest Online Student Population in Iowa

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Iowa Colleges with the Largest Online Students

University of Iowa has the most online students of 16,770 for academic year 2024-2025 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 3,898 online students and Maharishi International University follows them with 16,770 online students. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded 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		30,7793,02813,74214,009
2Upper Iowa University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFayette, IA		3,9412,95993943
3Maharishi International University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, IA		2,5921,994235363
4University of Northern Iowa
Public, four-yearsCedar Falls, IA		9,2781,4822,7925,004
5Buena Vista University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsStorm Lake, IA		1,8901,08074736
6Iowa State University
Public, four-yearsAmes, IA		30,38097217,47211,936
7Morningside University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux City, IA		2,05692601,130
8Northwestern College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrange City, IA		1,705583266856
9Drake University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDes Moines, IA		4,3455468442,955
10Dordt University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Center, IA		1,9523422831,327
11Graceland University-Lamoni
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLamoni, IA		1,102328206568
12Grand View University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDes Moines, IA		1,856279808769
13William Penn University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOskaloosa, IA		1,425226252947
14Saint Ambrose University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDavenport, IA		2,4982258491,424
15Mount Mercy University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCedar Rapids, IA		1,417225720472
16Briar Cliff University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux City, IA		947174109664
17University of Dubuque
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA		1,757983481,311
18Clarke University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA		96257417488
19Simpson College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsIndianola, IA		1,25153201997
20Loras College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA		1,18925501,114
* Online completely college that all programs are offered online exclusively.

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