Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UI's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Iowa.
The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Iowa average (13,726 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University of Iowa30,77922,7388,041
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Iowa13,72610,9452,782
The below chart compares the student population between University of Iowa and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 13,512 male and 17,267 female students attending UI. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.78 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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UI
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total22,73821,2551,483
Men9,9009,208692
Women12,83812,047791
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UI
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,0415,1122,929
Men3,6122,1941,418
Women4,4292,9181,511

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 21,926 White students (71.24%) and 2,529 Hispanic students (8.22%) at University of Iowa(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Iowa.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Iowa
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native381622
Asian1,029452577
Black or African American641310331
Hispanic2,0098401,169
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1046
White16,8887,2869,602
Two or More Races872379493
Race/Ethnicity Unknown959466493
Total 22,7389,90012,838
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Iowa
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1468
Asian493223270
Black or African American249104145
Hispanic520257263
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander541
White5,0382,1612,877
Two or More Races21877141
Race/Ethnicity Unknown344168176
Total 8,0413,6124,429

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 24,249 students whose age under twenty five and 3,274 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Iowa.
Especially, 174 students are younger than eighteen and 29 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Iowa.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of Iowa
TotalMenWomen
Total22,738 9,90012,838
Under 18174 7599
18-199,668 3,9075,761
20-219,496 4,1225,374
22-242,375 1,2831,092
25-29476 264212
30-34193 10588
35-39103 2875
40-49153 6984
50-6483 3845
65 and over17 98
Total 22,738 9,90012,838
Population by Student Age at University of Iowa
TotalMenWomen
Total8,041 3,6124,429
18-192 02
20-21235 62173
22-242,299 8801,419
25-292,780 1,3251,455
30-341,236 632604
35-39646 333313
40-49657 300357
50-64174 73101
65 and over12 75
Total 8,041 3,6124,429

Online Student Population

At University of Iowa, 16,770 students (54.49% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,028 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, 1,928 students live in Iowa where University of Iowa is located in and 1,034 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total30,77922,7388,041
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,0287932,235
Enrolled Some in Online Classes13,74213,238504
Not Enrolled in Online Classes14,0098,7075,302
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,0287932,235
Iowa Residents1,9285701,358
Other State in U.S.1,034218816
Outside of U.S.66561
Unknown000