Student Population at UI

Total Enrollment

30,015

Undergraduate

21,973

Graduate

8,042

Online Enrollment

3,200

Men Students

13,316

Women Students

16,699

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 30,015 students have enrolled at University of Iowa - 21,973 undergraduate and 8,042 graduate.

By gender, 13,316 male and 16,699 female students are attending University of Iowa. By attendance status, there are 25,306 full-time students and 4,709 part-time students.

The number of students at University of Iowa is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Iowa. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Ball State University and Kent State University at Kent, its population is large (average population is 23,174).

University of Iowa offers online degree/certificate programs and 3,200 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of Iowa and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 13,316 male and 16,699 female students attending UI. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.80 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UI.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UI
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	21,973	20,255	1,718
Men	9,651	8,866	785
Women	12,322	11,389	933

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UI
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	8,042	5,051	2,991
Men	3,665	2,213	1,452
Women	4,377	2,838	1,539

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 21,637 White students (72.09%) and 2,454 Hispanic students (8.18%) at University of Iowa(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Iowa.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Iowa
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	31	15	16
Asian	1,063	466	597
Black or African American	663	299	364
Hispanic	1,947	832	1,115
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	15	6	9
White	16,346	7,115	9,231
Two or More Races	822	345	477
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	671	335	336
Total	21,973	9,651	12,322

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Iowa
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	11	5	6
Asian	468	204	264
Black or African American	262	113	149
Hispanic	507	242	265
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	4	1
White	5,291	2,355	2,936
Two or More Races	218	95	123
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	237	124	113
Total	8,042	3,665	4,377

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 23,186 students whose age under twenty five and 3,392 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Iowa.

Especially, 225 students are younger than eighteen and 27 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Iowa.

Population by Student Age at University of Iowa
	Total	Men	Women
Total	21,973	9,651	12,322
Under 18	225	98	127
18-19	9,220	3,733	5,487
20-21	8,743	3,838	4,905
22-24	2,585	1,383	1,202
25-29	590	324	266
30-34	221	116	105
35-39	124	51	73
40-49	162	70	92
50-64	88	33	55
65 and over	15	5	10
Total	21,973	9,651	12,322

Population by Student Age at University of Iowa
	Total	Men	Women
Total	8,042	3,665	4,377
18-19	1	0	1
20-21	187	56	131
22-24	2,225	912	1,313
25-29	2,847	1,342	1,505
30-34	1,276	673	603
35-39	677	333	344
40-49	636	278	358
50-64	181	68	113
65 and over	12	3	9
Total	8,042	3,665	4,377

Online Student Population

At University of Iowa, 17,497 students (58.29% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,200 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 2,175 students live in Iowa where University of Iowa is located in and 945 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	30,015	21,973	8,042
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	3,200	927	2,273
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	14,297	13,834	463
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	12,518	7,212	5,306

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	3,200	927	2,273
Iowa Residents	2,175	682	1,493
Other State in U.S.	945	237	708
Outside of U.S.	80	8	72
Unknown	0	0	0