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For the academic year 2022-2023, total 203,770 students have enrolled in Iowa colleges including both undergraduate and graduate schools - 175,864 undergraduate and 27,858 graduate students.

By gender, there are 91,897 male students and 111,873 female students at Iowa colleges. For online degree programs, 36,317 students have enrolled online exclusively at Iowa colleges.

Iowa College Student Population Statistics

The next list shows the colleges having the most students by gender and enrollment types. Online completely schools are excluded for the statistics (excepting the colleges with the most online students).

University of Iowa has the largest number of students including both undergraduate and graduate schools of 30,015.
Iowa State University has the largest number of male students of 16,417.
University of Iowa has the largest number of female students of 16,699.
Iowa State University has the most undergraduate students of 25,241.
University of Iowa has the most graduate students of 8,042.
Des Moines Area Community College has the most online enrollment of 5,265 students who are enrolled online exclusively.

Student Population Comparison Between Iowa Colleges

All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges

College Name	Total Number of Students	Men Students	Women Students	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduate Enrollment	Online Student Population
Allen College Waterloo, IA Private, 4 years four-years	497	57	440	278	219	53
Briar Cliff University Sioux City, IA Private, 4 years four-years	927	405	522	709	218	213
Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,973	600	1,373	1,474	499	978
Capri College-Dubuque Dubuque, IA Private, 2-4 years	175	6	169	175	-	-
Capri College-Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA Private, 2-4 years	142	3	139	142	-	-
Central College Pella, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,169	607	562	1,169	-	-
Clarke University Dubuque, IA Private, 4 years four-years	965	489	476	785	180	80
Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,264	554	710	1,264	-	-
Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,073	559	514	1,058	15	-
Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA Public, 2-4 years	21,637	9,438	12,199	21,637	-	5,265
Divine Word College Epworth, IA Private, 4 years four-years	68	27	41	68	-	-
Dordt University Sioux Center, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,861	883	978	1,618	243	371
Drake University Des Moines, IA Private, 4 years four-years	4,685	1,752	2,933	2,835	1,850	431
University of Dubuque Dubuque, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,776	988	788	1,444	332	51
Ellsworth Community College Iowa Falls, IA Public, 2-4 years	718	342	376	718	-	135
Emmaus Bible College Dubuque, IA Private, 4 years four-years	206	92	114	206	-	23
Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IA Public, 2-4 years	7,145	2,923	4,222	7,145	-	1,953
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny, IA Private, 4 years four-years	448	243	205	377	71	102
Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,237	562	675	885	352	352
Grand View University Des Moines, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,827	802	1,025	1,556	271	258
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,759	835	924	1,759	-	-
Orion Technical College Davenport, IA Private, 4 years four-years	75	32	43	75	-	7
Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, IA Public, 2-4 years	4,787	2,017	2,770	4,787	-	931
American Hair Academy Mt. Pleasant, IA Private, 2-4 years	20	1	19	20	-	-
Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA Public, 2-4 years	3,361	1,566	1,795	3,361	-	458
Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA Public, 2-4 years	5,058	2,431	2,627	5,058	-	552
Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville, IA Public, 2-4 years	1,960	895	1,065	1,960	-	332
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic Technology Des Moines, IA Private, 2-4 years	19	2	17	19	-	-
Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines Des Moines, IA Private, 2-4 years	77	3	74	77	-	-
Iowa State University Ames, IA Public, 4 years four-years	29,969	16,417	13,552	25,241	4,728	1,013
Iowa Wesleyan University Mount Pleasant, IA Private, 4 years four-years	871	488	383	785	86	120
Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs, IA Public, 2-4 years	5,342	2,425	2,917	5,342	-	1,463
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public, 4 years four-years	30,015	13,316	16,699	21,973	8,042	3,200
Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA Public, 2-4 years	12,406	5,487	6,919	12,406	-	2,795
La James International College-Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA Private, 2-4 years	39	2	37	39	-	-
La James International College-Johnston Johnston, IA Private, 2-4 years	57	-	57	57	-	-
La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology Mason City, IA Private, 2-4 years	59	4	55	59	-	-
La James International College-Ft Dodge Fort Dodge, IA Private, 2-4 years	21	-	21	21	-	-
Loras College Dubuque, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,319	731	588	1,227	92	31
Luther College Decorah, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,610	727	883	1,610	-	-
Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA Private, 4 years four-years	2,673	1,382	1,291	681	1,992	1,474
Marshalltown Community College Marshalltown, IA Public, 2-4 years	1,707	733	974	1,707	-	510
Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines, IA Private, 4 years four-years	911	130	781	909	2	217
Morningside University Sioux City, IA Private, 4 years four-years	2,249	782	1,467	1,186	1,063	1,103
Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,526	542	984	1,271	255	232
North Iowa Area Community College Mason City, IA Public, 2-4 years	2,479	1,130	1,349	2,479	-	483
University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA Public, 4 years four-years	8,945	3,239	5,706	7,735	1,210	955
Northwestern College Orange City, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,651	645	1,006	1,153	498	528
Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar, IA Public, 2-4 years	4,355	1,833	2,522	4,355	-	906
Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon, IA Public, 2-4 years	1,811	790	1,021	1,811	-	765
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center Des Moines, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,527	706	821	-	1,527	146
Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport, IA Private, 4 years four-years	2,178	1,235	943	32	2,146	3
PCI Academy-Ames Ames, IA Private, 2-4 years	126	4	122	126	-	-
Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA Private, 4 years four-years	2,747	1,150	1,597	2,118	629	157
St Luke's College Sioux City, IA Private, 4 years four-years	196	16	180	196	-	49
La James International College-Davenport Davenport, IA Private, 2-4 years	96	3	93	96	-	-
Simpson College Indianola, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,151	552	599	1,127	24	53
Southeastern Community College West Burlington, IA Public, 2-4 years	2,476	1,030	1,446	2,476	-	856
Southwestern Community College Creston, IA Public, 2-4 years	1,581	651	930	1,581	-	515
Capri College-Davenport Davenport, IA Private, 2-4 years	146	10	136	146	-	-
Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City Sioux City, IA Private, 2-4 years	13	-	13	13	-	-
E Q School of Hair Design Council Bluffs, IA Private, 2-4 years	30	2	28	30	-	-
Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA Private, 4 years four-years	3,072	1,247	1,825	2,463	609	2,114
Waldorf University Forest City, IA Private, 4 years four-years	2,763	1,703	1,060	2,295	468	2,096
Wartburg College Waverly, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,444	708	736	1,416	28	25
Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque, IA Private, 4 years four-years	186	76	110	-	186	4
The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar Falls Cedar Falls, IA Private, 2-4 years	94	67	27	94	-	-
Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA Public, 2-4 years	5,150	2,062	3,088	5,150	-	1,673
William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA Private, 4 years four-years	1,473	740	733	1,404	69	286
Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology Cedar Rapids, IA Private, 2-4 years	22	3	19	22	-	-
Ross College-Davenport Davenport, IA Private, 2-4 years	28	-	28	28	-	-
Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit Lake Spirit Lake, IA Private, 2-4 years	19	-	19	19	-	-
Carlson College of Massage Therapy Anamosa, IA Private, Less than 2 years	32	3	29	32	-	-
Aveda Institute-Des Moines West Des Moines, IA Private, 2-4 years	180	1	179	180	-	-
PCI Academy-Iowa City Iowa City, IA Private, 2-4 years	73	5	68	73	-	-
Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School Urbandale, IA Private, Less than 2 years	43	6	37	43	-	-
Average	203,770	91,897	111,873	175,864	27,858	36,317