A total of 145,917 students are enrolled in Iowa colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Iowa colleges and universites, 36,296 students are 18 years old or younger(24.87%), 35,554 students are 18 or 19 years old (24.37%), 28,446 students are between 20 and 22 years old (19.49%), 16,855 students are between 22 and 24 years old (11.55%), and 11,256 students are between 25 and 29 years old (7.71%).
10,387 students are between 30 and 39 years old (7.12%), 4,860 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.33%), 2,119 students are 50 years old or older (1.45%).
In Iowa 4-year colleges and universites, 559 students are 18 years old or younger(0.78%), 19,441 students are 18 or 19 years old (27.15%), 21,739 students are between 20 and 22 years old (30.36%), 12,533 students are between 22 and 24 years old (17.51%), 7,312 students are between 25 and 29 years old (10.21%), 5,816 students are between 30 and 39 years old (8.12%), 2,797 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.91%), 1,301 students are 50 years old or older (1.82%)
In Iowa community colleges, there are 51,802 students are younger than 20 years old (69.82%), 10,969 students are between 20 and 24 years old (14.78%), 3,934 students are between 25 and 29 years old (5.30%), and 7,441 students are 30 years old or older (10.03%).
In Iowa trade schools, there are 48 students are younger than 20 years old (37.21%), 60 students are between 20 and 24 years old (46.51%), 10 students are between 25 and 29 years old (7.75%), and 11 students are 30 years old or older (8.53%).
| Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 145,917 | 36,296 (24.87%) |
35,554 (24.37%) |
28,446 (19.49%) |
16,855 (11.55%) |
11,256 (7.71%) |
10,387 (7.12%) |
4,860 (3.33%) |
2,119 (1.45%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 71,595 | 559 (0.78%) |
19,441 (27.15%) |
21,739 (30.36%) |
12,533 (17.51%) |
7,312 (10.21%) |
5,816 (8.12%) |
2,797 (3.91%) |
1,301 (1.82%) |
| Community Colleges | 74,193 | 35,737 (48.17%) |
16,065 (21.65%) |
6,668 (8.99%) |
4,301 (5.80%) |
3,934 (5.30%) |
4,562 (6.15%) |
2,062 (2.78%) |
817 (1.10%) |
| Trade Schools | 129 | 0 (0.00%) |
48 (37.21%) |
39 (30.23%) |
21 (16.28%) |
10 (7.75%) |
9 (6.98%) |
1 (0.78%) |
1 (0.78%) |
The following table compares student population by age between Iowa colleges. A total of 145,917 students have enrolled in Iowa colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen CollegePrivate, 4-year | 483 | - | 26 (5.38%) |
140 (28.99%) | 123 (25.47%) |
75 (15.53%) |
79 (16.36%) |
30 (6.21%) | 10 (2.07%) |
| Briar Cliff UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 947 | 136 (14.36%) |
228 (24.08%) |
243 (25.66%) | 170 (17.95%) |
55 (5.81%) |
69 (7.29%) |
33 (3.48%) | 12 (1.27%) |
| Buena Vista UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,890 | 20 (1.06%) |
376 (19.89%) |
421 (22.28%) | 245 (12.96%) |
236 (12.49%) |
357 (18.89%) |
178 (9.42%) | 57 (3.02%) |
| Capri College-Cedar RapidsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 129 | - | 48 (37.21%) |
39 (30.23%) | 21 (16.28%) |
10 (7.75%) |
9 (6.98%) |
1 (0.78%) | 1 (0.78%) |
| Central CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,084 | 13 (1.20%) |
502 (46.31%) |
478 (44.10%) | 83 (7.66%) |
3 (0.28%) |
- | - | 1 (0.09%) |
| Clarke UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 962 | 63 (6.55%) |
264 (27.44%) |
320 (33.26%) | 201 (20.89%) |
53 (5.51%) |
32 (3.33%) |
21 (2.18%) | 7 (0.73%) |
| Coe CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,195 | 20 (1.67%) |
544 (45.52%) |
513 (42.93%) | 98 (8.20%) |
12 (1.00%) |
5 (0.42%) |
3 (0.25%) | - |
| Des Moines Area Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 23,697 | 13,996 (59.06%) |
3,430 (14.47%) |
1,535 (6.48%) | 1,209 (5.10%) |
1,167 (4.92%) |
1,341 (5.66%) |
690 (2.91%) | 329 (1.39%) |
| Divine Word CollegePrivate, 4-year | 64 | - | - | 1 (1.56%) | 7 (10.94%) |
17 (26.56%) |
29 (45.31%) |
7 (10.94%) | 3 (4.69%) |
| Dordt UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,952 | 20 (1.02%) |
310 (15.88%) |
806 (41.29%) | 593 (30.38%) |
69 (3.53%) |
76 (3.89%) |
52 (2.66%) | 26 (1.33%) |
| Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictPublic, 2-4 year | 7,426 | 3,314 (44.63%) |
1,306 (17.59%) |
632 (8.51%) | 522 (7.03%) |
552 (7.43%) |
697 (9.39%) |
284 (3.82%) | 114 (1.54%) |
| Graceland University-LamoniPrivate, 4-year | 1,102 | 7 (0.64%) |
276 (25.05%) |
265 (24.05%) | 185 (16.79%) |
102 (9.26%) |
127 (11.52%) |
85 (7.71%) | 55 (4.99%) |
| Grinnell CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,788 | 21 (1.17%) |
788 (44.07%) |
771 (43.12%) | 147 (8.22%) |
5 (0.28%) |
- | - | - |
| Hawkeye Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,120 | 2,280 (44.53%) |
1,274 (24.88%) |
460 (8.98%) | 343 (6.70%) |
274 (5.35%) |
324 (6.33%) |
103 (2.01%) | 56 (1.09%) |
| Indian Hills Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,184 | 1,507 (47.33%) |
964 (30.28%) |
291 (9.14%) | 119 (3.74%) |
91 (2.86%) |
120 (3.77%) |
42 (1.32%) | 24 (0.75%) |
| Iowa Lakes Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,945 | 845 (43.44%) |
645 (33.16%) |
177 (9.10%) | 88 (4.52%) |
58 (2.98%) |
72 (3.70%) |
42 (2.16%) | 8 (0.41%) |
| Iowa Western Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,540 | 2,369 (42.76%) |
1,540 (27.80%) |
578 (10.43%) | 304 (5.49%) |
276 (4.98%) |
318 (5.74%) |
124 (2.24%) | 31 (0.56%) |
| University of IowaPublic, 4-year | 30,779 | 174 (0.57%) |
9,670 (31.42%) |
9,731 (31.62%) | 4,674 (15.19%) |
3,256 (10.58%) |
2,178 (7.08%) |
810 (2.63%) | 286 (0.93%) |
| Kirkwood Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 12,763 | 4,523 (35.44%) |
3,364 (26.36%) |
1,697 (13.30%) | 1,003 (7.86%) |
768 (6.02%) |
891 (6.98%) |
378 (2.96%) | 139 (1.09%) |
| Loras CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,189 | 3 (0.25%) |
466 (39.19%) |
463 (38.94%) | 169 (14.21%) |
34 (2.86%) |
20 (1.68%) |
16 (1.35%) | 17 (1.43%) |
| Luther CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,384 | 9 (0.65%) |
597 (43.14%) |
619 (44.73%) | 143 (10.33%) |
10 (0.72%) |
3 (0.22%) |
1 (0.07%) | 2 (0.14%) |
| Mercy College of Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year | 869 | 1 (0.12%) |
102 (11.74%) |
134 (15.42%) | 221 (25.43%) |
169 (19.45%) |
160 (18.41%) |
61 (7.02%) | 21 (2.42%) |
| Morningside UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,056 | 3 (0.15%) |
393 (19.11%) |
471 (22.91%) | 305 (14.83%) |
255 (12.40%) |
323 (15.71%) |
194 (9.44%) | 112 (5.45%) |
| North Iowa Area Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,662 | 1,210 (45.45%) |
862 (32.38%) |
234 (8.79%) | 101 (3.79%) |
98 (3.68%) |
85 (3.19%) |
53 (1.99%) | 19 (0.71%) |
| University of Northern IowaPublic, 4-year | 9,278 | 27 (0.29%) |
2,325 (25.06%) |
3,147 (33.92%) | 1,816 (19.57%) |
580 (6.25%) |
634 (6.83%) |
459 (4.95%) | 271 (2.92%) |
| Northwestern CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,705 | 9 (0.53%) |
482 (28.27%) |
461 (27.04%) | 206 (12.08%) |
155 (9.09%) |
206 (12.08%) |
130 (7.62%) | 51 (2.99%) |
| Northeast Iowa Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,808 | 2,676 (55.66%) |
958 (19.93%) |
390 (8.11%) | 232 (4.83%) |
199 (4.14%) |
204 (4.24%) |
111 (2.31%) | 38 (0.79%) |
| Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical CenterPrivate, 4-year | 1,534 | - | - | 23 (1.50%) | 667 (43.48%) |
720 (46.94%) |
100 (6.52%) |
18 (1.17%) | 6 (0.39%) |
| Palmer College of ChiropracticPrivate, 4-year | 2,161 | - | 68 (3.15%) |
531 (24.57%) | 844 (39.06%) |
549 (25.40%) |
143 (6.62%) |
22 (1.02%) | 4 (0.19%) |
| Saint Ambrose UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,498 | 11 (0.44%) |
677 (27.10%) |
843 (33.75%) | 561 (22.46%) |
174 (6.97%) |
129 (5.16%) |
65 (2.60%) | 30 (1.20%) |
| Simpson CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,251 | 2 (0.16%) |
509 (40.69%) |
485 (38.77%) | 198 (15.83%) |
17 (1.36%) |
23 (1.84%) |
12 (0.96%) | 5 (0.40%) |
| Southwestern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,566 | 657 (41.95%) |
485 (30.97%) |
141 (9.00%) | 66 (4.21%) |
66 (4.21%) |
94 (6.00%) |
47 (3.00%) | 10 (0.64%) |
| Upper Iowa UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,941 | 10 (0.25%) |
164 (4.16%) |
308 (7.82%) | 672 (17.05%) |
750 (19.03%) |
1,116 (28.32%) |
596 (15.12%) | 323 (8.20%) |
| Wartburg CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,483 | 10 (0.67%) |
674 (45.45%) |
565 (38.10%) | 205 (13.82%) |
16 (1.08%) |
7 (0.47%) |
4 (0.27%) | 2 (0.13%) |
| Western Iowa Tech Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,482 | 2,360 (43.05%) |
1,237 (22.56%) |
533 (9.72%) | 314 (5.73%) |
385 (7.02%) |
416 (7.59%) |
188 (3.43%) | 49 (0.89%) |