The Largest Online Iowa Colleges

In Iowa, 15,631 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students decreased by 4,518 from last year. The decline in the number of online students appears to be due to the end of the pandemic. University of Iowa has the most online students of 3,200 out of 30,015 total students (10.66%) among 19 Iowa colleges that offer online programs.

Upper Iowa University with 2,114 online students and Waldorf University with 2,096 online students are following it in the largest online Iowa Colleges ranking.

Table. The Largest Online Iowa Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Online Enrollment	Total Population	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduation Enrollment	Men Enrollment	Women Enrollment	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
1 1	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public, four-years	3,200 25	30,015	21,973	8,042	13,316	16,699	$32,927 ($10,964)
2 2	Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA Private, four-years	2,114 164	3,072	2,463	609	1,247	1,825	$19,000
3 -	Waldorf University Forest City, IA Private, four-years	2,096 247	2,763	2,295	468	1,703	1,060	$25,220
4 4	Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA Private, four-years	1,474 520	2,673	681	1,992	1,382	1,291	$16,530
5 1	Morningside University Sioux City, IA Private, four-years	1,103 133	2,249	1,186	1,063	782	1,467	$38,190
6 5	Iowa State University Ames, IA Public, four-years	1,013 3,276	29,969	25,241	4,728	16,417	13,552	$27,683 ($10,497)
7 -	Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA Private, four-years	978 25	1,973	1,474	499	600	1,373	$40,190
8 1	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA Public, four-years	955 46	8,945	7,735	1,210	3,239	5,706	$21,272 ($9,728)
9 2	Northwestern College Orange City, IA Private, four-years	528 58	1,651	1,153	498	645	1,006	$35,300
10 5	Drake University Des Moines, IA Private, four-years	431 999	4,685	2,835	1,850	1,752	2,933	$49,944
	Average	1,389	8,800	6,704	2,096	4,108	4,691	$30,626 ($10,396)

Table. The Largest Online Iowa Colleges Comparison

School Name

Online Enrollment

Total Population

Undergraduate Enrollment

Graduation Enrollment

Men Enrollment

Women Enrollment

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

1
1

University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
Public, four-years

3,200
25

30,015

21,973

8,042

13,316

16,699

$32,927
($10,964)

2
2

Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA
Private, four-years

2,114
164

3,072

2,463

609

1,247

1,825

$19,000

3
-

Waldorf University Forest City, IA
Private, four-years

2,096
247

2,763

2,295

468

1,703

1,060

$25,220

4
4

Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA
Private, four-years

1,474
520

2,673

681

1,992

1,382

1,291

$16,530

5
1

Morningside University Sioux City, IA
Private, four-years

1,103
133

2,249

1,186

1,063

782

1,467

$38,190

6
5

Iowa State University Ames, IA
Public, four-years

1,013
3,276

29,969

25,241

4,728

16,417

13,552

$27,683
($10,497)

7
-

Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA
Private, four-years

978
25

1,973

1,474

499

600

1,373

$40,190

8
1

University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
Public, four-years

955
46

8,945

7,735

1,210

3,239

5,706

$21,272
($9,728)

9
2

Northwestern College Orange City, IA
Private, four-years

528
58

1,651

1,153

498

645

1,006

$35,300

10
5

Drake University Des Moines, IA
Private, four-years

431
999

4,685

2,835

1,850

1,752

2,933

$49,944

Average

1,389

8,800

6,704

2,096

4,108

4,691

$30,626
($10,396)

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