Largest Iowa Colleges and Universities

Largest Iowa Colleges with Most Enrollment

University of Iowa has the most students of 30,779 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Iowa. Iowa State University is ranked second with 30,380 students and University of Northern Iowa follows them with 9,278 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 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	30,779	17,267	13,512
2	Iowa State University Public, four-yearsAmes, IA	30,380	13,855	16,525
3	University of Northern Iowa Public, four-yearsCedar Falls, IA	9,278	5,904	3,374
4	Drake University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDes Moines, IA	4,345	2,715	1,630
5	Upper Iowa University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFayette, IA	3,941	2,250	1,691
6	Maharishi International University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFairfield, IA	2,592	1,519	1,073
7	Saint Ambrose University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDavenport, IA	2,498	1,425	1,073
8	Morningside University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux City, IA	2,056	1,329	727
9	Dordt University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSioux Center, IA	1,952	1,043	909
10	Buena Vista University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsStorm Lake, IA	1,890	1,281	609
11	Grand View University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDes Moines, IA	1,856	1,077	779
12	Grinnell College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGrinnell, IA	1,788	969	819
13	University of Dubuque Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDubuque, IA	1,757	737	1,020
14	Northwestern College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOrange City, IA	1,705	1,025	680
15	Wartburg College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWaverly, IA	1,483	664	819
16	William Penn University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOskaloosa, IA	1,425	662	763
17	Mount Mercy University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCedar Rapids, IA	1,417	864	553
18	Luther College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDecorah, IA	1,384	721	663
19	Simpson College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsIndianola, IA	1,251	624	627
20	Coe College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCedar Rapids, IA	1,195	590	605

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