Largest Iowa Colleges and Universities

Largest Iowa Colleges with Most Enrollment

University of Iowa has the most students of 30,015 for academic year 2022-2023 in Iowa. Iowa State University is ranked second with 29,969 students and University of Northern Iowa follows them with 8,945 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 students by gender.
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Largest Iowa Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	University of Iowa Public, four-yearsIowa City, IA	30,015	16,699	13,316
2	Iowa State University Public, four-yearsAmes, IA	29,969	13,552	16,417
3	University of Northern Iowa Public, four-yearsCedar Falls, IA	8,945	5,706	3,239
4	Drake University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDes Moines, IA	4,685	2,933	1,752
5	Upper Iowa University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFayette, IA	3,072	1,825	1,247
6	Saint Ambrose University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDavenport, IA	2,747	1,597	1,150
7	Maharishi International University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, IA	2,673	1,291	1,382
8	Morningside University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux City, IA	2,249	1,467	782
9	Buena Vista University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsStorm Lake, IA	1,973	1,373	600
10	Dordt University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Center, IA	1,861	978	883
11	Grand View University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDes Moines, IA	1,827	1,025	802
12	University of Dubuque Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA	1,776	788	988
13	Grinnell College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGrinnell, IA	1,759	924	835
14	Northwestern College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrange City, IA	1,651	1,006	645
15	Luther College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDecorah, IA	1,610	883	727
16	Mount Mercy University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCedar Rapids, IA	1,526	984	542
17	William Penn University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOskaloosa, IA	1,473	733	740
18	Wartburg College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWaverly, IA	1,444	736	708
19	Loras College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA	1,319	588	731
20	Coe College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCedar Rapids, IA	1,264	710	554

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