A total of 208,398 students are enrolled in Iowa colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By race, there are 803 native american or Alaska native students (0.39%), 6,375 asian students (3.06%), 11,739 african-american students (5.63%), 17,729 hispanic students (8.51%), 313 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.15%), and 143,461 white students (68.84%).
For Iowa colleges, Carlson College of Massage Therapy has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Divine Word College has the lowest rate of white students (0.08%.
For Afraican-american students, The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar Falls has the highest rate of black students (0.47% and Dordt University has the lowest rate of black students (0.01% among Iowa colleges.
For Asian students, Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center has the highest rate of asian students (0.17% and William Penn University has the lowest rate of asian students (0.00% among Iowa colleges.
In Iowa 4-year colleges and universites, there are 4,319 asian students (3.60%), 5,319 african-american students (4.44%), 9,003 hispanic students (7.51%), and 82,480 white students (68.79%).
In Iowa community colleges, there are 6,255 african-american students (7.19%), 8,607 hispanic students (9.90%), and 59,947 white students (68.94%).
In Iowa trade schools, there are 165 african-american students (10.80%), 119 hispanic students (7.79%), and 1,034 white students (67.67%).
| School Level | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 208,398 | 803 (0.39%) |
6,375 (3.06%) |
11,739 (5.63%) |
17,729 (8.51%) |
313 (0.15%) |
143,461 (68.84%) |
6,648 (3.19%) |
12,337 (5.92%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 119,909 | 308 (0.26%) |
4,319 (3.60%) |
5,319 (4.44%) |
9,003 (7.51%) |
160 (0.13%) |
82,480 (68.79%) |
3,890 (3.24%) |
6,794 (5.67%) |
| Community Colleges | 86,961 | 491 (0.56%) |
2,038 (2.34%) |
6,255 (7.19%) |
8,607 (9.90%) |
146 (0.17%) |
59,947 (68.94%) |
2,684 (3.09%) |
5,436 (6.25%) |
| Trade Schools | 1,528 | 4 (0.26%) |
18 (1.18%) |
165 (10.80%) |
119 (7.79%) |
7 (0.46%) |
1,034 (67.67%) |
74 (4.84%) |
107 (7.00%) |
The following table compares student population by race between Iowa colleges. A total of 208,398 students have enrolled in Iowa colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen CollegePrivate, 4-year | 483 | 3 (0.6%) |
10 (2.1%) |
11 (2.3%) |
10 (2.1%) |
- | 370 (76.6%) |
10 (2.1%) |
66 (13.7%) |
| Briar Cliff UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 947 | 10 (1.1%) |
10 (1.1%) |
56 (5.9%) |
108 (11.4%) |
1 (0.1%) |
553 (58.4%) |
29 (3.1%) |
98 (10.3%) |
| Buena Vista UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,890 | 6 (0.3%) |
30 (1.6%) |
46 (2.4%) |
193 (10.2%) |
1 (0.1%) |
1,518 (80.3%) |
34 (1.8%) |
51 (2.7%) |
| Capri College-DubuquePrivate, Less than 2-year | 165 | - | - | 14 (8.5%) |
6 (3.6%) |
- | 136 (82.4%) |
7 (4.2%) |
2 (1.2%) |
| Capri College-Cedar RapidsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 129 | - | 1 (0.8%) |
5 (3.9%) |
2 (1.6%) |
- | 110 (85.3%) |
11 (8.5%) |
- |
| Central CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,084 | 2 (0.2%) |
4 (0.4%) |
21 (1.9%) |
48 (4.4%) |
- | 952 (87.8%) |
34 (3.1%) |
21 (1.9%) |
| Clarke UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 962 | 4 (0.4%) |
13 (1.4%) |
108 (11.2%) |
95 (9.9%) |
3 (0.3%) |
508 (52.8%) |
34 (3.5%) |
114 (11.9%) |
| Coe CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,195 | 3 (0.3%) |
19 (1.6%) |
119 (10.0%) |
162 (13.6%) |
6 (0.5%) |
748 (62.6%) |
17 (1.4%) |
56 (4.7%) |
| Cornell CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,094 | 18 (1.6%) |
40 (3.7%) |
92 (8.4%) |
125 (11.4%) |
3 (0.3%) |
749 (68.5%) |
10 (0.9%) |
21 (1.9%) |
| Des Moines Area Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 23,697 | 107 (0.5%) |
961 (4.1%) |
1,708 (7.2%) |
2,110 (8.9%) |
12 (0.1%) |
16,125 (68.0%) |
405 (1.7%) |
2,189 (9.2%) |
| Divine Word CollegePrivate, 4-year | 64 | - | 7 (10.9%) |
1 (1.6%) |
2 (3.1%) |
- | 5 (7.8%) |
- | - |
| Dordt UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,952 | 1 (0.1%) |
25 (1.3%) |
11 (0.6%) |
41 (2.1%) |
3 (0.2%) |
1,561 (80.0%) |
36 (1.8%) |
88 (4.5%) |
| Drake UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,345 | 5 (0.1%) |
208 (4.8%) |
274 (6.3%) |
347 (8.0%) |
2 (0.0%) |
3,155 (72.6%) |
188 (4.3%) |
25 (0.6%) |
| University of DubuquePrivate, 4-year | 1,757 | 10 (0.6%) |
22 (1.3%) |
152 (8.7%) |
60 (3.4%) |
7 (0.4%) |
1,199 (68.2%) |
11 (0.6%) |
248 (14.1%) |
| Ellsworth Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 685 | 3 (0.4%) |
4 (0.6%) |
85 (12.4%) |
43 (6.3%) |
- | 479 (69.9%) |
22 (3.2%) |
16 (2.3%) |
| Emmaus Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 234 | 2 (0.9%) |
5 (2.1%) |
5 (2.1%) |
11 (4.7%) |
2 (0.9%) |
163 (69.7%) |
18 (7.7%) |
13 (5.6%) |
| Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictPublic, 2-4 year | 7,426 | 20 (0.3%) |
207 (2.8%) |
636 (8.6%) |
915 (12.3%) |
15 (0.2%) |
5,150 (69.4%) |
352 (4.7%) |
130 (1.8%) |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 611 | 2 (0.3%) |
16 (2.6%) |
9 (1.5%) |
22 (3.6%) |
- | 520 (85.1%) |
20 (3.3%) |
6 (1.0%) |
| Graceland University-LamoniPrivate, 4-year | 1,102 | 2 (0.2%) |
16 (1.5%) |
184 (16.7%) |
129 (11.7%) |
11 (1.0%) |
573 (52.0%) |
57 (5.2%) |
40 (3.6%) |
| Grand View UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,856 | 6 (0.3%) |
69 (3.7%) |
163 (8.8%) |
214 (11.5%) |
4 (0.2%) |
1,057 (57.0%) |
85 (4.6%) |
203 (10.9%) |
| Grinnell CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,788 | 1 (0.1%) |
169 (9.5%) |
85 (4.8%) |
152 (8.5%) |
1 (0.1%) |
858 (48.0%) |
116 (6.5%) |
40 (2.2%) |
| Orion Technical CollegePrivate, 4-year | 41 | - | - | 8 (19.5%) |
9 (22.0%) |
- | 20 (48.8%) |
4 (9.8%) |
- |
| Hawkeye Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,120 | 14 (0.3%) |
79 (1.5%) |
402 (7.9%) |
321 (6.3%) |
19 (0.4%) |
3,875 (75.7%) |
240 (4.7%) |
102 (2.0%) |
| American Hair AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 25 | - | - | 1 (4.0%) |
1 (4.0%) |
- | 20 (80.0%) |
2 (8.0%) |
1 (4.0%) |
| Indian Hills Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,184 | 9 (0.3%) |
45 (1.4%) |
164 (5.2%) |
286 (9.0%) |
15 (0.5%) |
2,397 (75.3%) |
111 (3.5%) |
35 (1.1%) |
| Iowa Central Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,949 | 31 (0.6%) |
63 (1.3%) |
459 (9.3%) |
667 (13.5%) |
15 (0.3%) |
2,930 (59.2%) |
341 (6.9%) |
397 (8.0%) |
| Iowa Lakes Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,945 | 7 (0.4%) |
23 (1.2%) |
51 (2.6%) |
123 (6.3%) |
2 (0.1%) |
1,549 (79.6%) |
20 (1.0%) |
94 (4.8%) |
| UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 16 | - | - | - | 1 (6.3%) |
- | 13 (81.3%) |
2 (12.5%) |
- |
| Iowa School of Beauty-Des MoinesPrivate, 2-4 year | 74 | 1 (1.4%) |
1 (1.4%) |
3 (4.1%) |
3 (4.1%) |
- | 66 (89.2%) |
- | - |
| Iowa State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 30,380 | 41 (0.1%) |
1,244 (4.1%) |
721 (2.4%) |
1,994 (6.6%) |
16 (0.1%) |
21,122 (69.5%) |
888 (2.9%) |
1,483 (4.9%) |
| Iowa Western Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,540 | 29 (0.5%) |
86 (1.6%) |
413 (7.5%) |
526 (9.5%) |
9 (0.2%) |
3,379 (61.0%) |
244 (4.4%) |
679 (12.3%) |
| University of IowaPublic, 4-year | 30,779 | 52 (0.2%) |
1,522 (4.9%) |
890 (2.9%) |
2,529 (8.2%) |
15 (0.0%) |
21,926 (71.2%) |
1,090 (3.5%) |
1,303 (4.2%) |
| Kirkwood Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 12,763 | 52 (0.4%) |
238 (1.9%) |
1,383 (10.8%) |
872 (6.8%) |
15 (0.1%) |
8,505 (66.6%) |
463 (3.6%) |
1,019 (8.0%) |
| La James International College-Cedar FallsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 54 | - | 1 (1.9%) |
7 (13.0%) |
4 (7.4%) |
3 (5.6%) |
39 (72.2%) |
- | - |
| La James International College-JohnstonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 141 | 1 (0.7%) |
3 (2.1%) |
20 (14.2%) |
23 (16.3%) |
1 (0.7%) |
82 (58.2%) |
11 (7.8%) |
- |
| La James College of Hairstyling and CosmetologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 56 | - | - | 6 (10.7%) |
8 (14.3%) |
- | 42 (75.0%) |
- | - |
| La James International College-Ft DodgePrivate, Less than 2-year | 22 | - | - | 4 (18.2%) |
5 (22.7%) |
- | 11 (50.0%) |
2 (9.1%) |
- |
| Loras CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,189 | - | 13 (1.1%) |
48 (4.0%) |
92 (7.7%) |
2 (0.2%) |
899 (75.6%) |
33 (2.8%) |
42 (3.5%) |
| Luther CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,384 | 10 (0.7%) |
17 (1.2%) |
61 (4.4%) |
88 (6.4%) |
2 (0.1%) |
980 (70.8%) |
- | 21 (1.5%) |
| Maharishi International UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,592 | 10 (0.4%) |
84 (3.2%) |
144 (5.6%) |
167 (6.4%) |
2 (0.1%) |
668 (25.8%) |
87 (3.4%) |
528 (20.4%) |
| Marshalltown Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,857 | 27 (1.5%) |
63 (3.4%) |
60 (3.2%) |
476 (25.6%) |
4 (0.2%) |
1,065 (57.4%) |
40 (2.2%) |
46 (2.5%) |
| Mercy College of Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year | 869 | 15 (1.7%) |
54 (6.2%) |
106 (12.2%) |
118 (13.6%) |
2 (0.2%) |
559 (64.3%) |
6 (0.7%) |
9 (1.0%) |
| Morningside UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,056 | 8 (0.4%) |
19 (0.9%) |
60 (2.9%) |
151 (7.3%) |
3 (0.1%) |
1,426 (69.4%) |
41 (2.0%) |
244 (11.9%) |
| Mount Mercy UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,417 | 4 (0.3%) |
28 (2.0%) |
76 (5.4%) |
107 (7.6%) |
1 (0.1%) |
758 (53.5%) |
189 (13.3%) |
97 (6.8%) |
| North Iowa Area Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,662 | 8 (0.3%) |
25 (0.9%) |
90 (3.4%) |
228 (8.6%) |
3 (0.1%) |
2,187 (82.2%) |
56 (2.1%) |
6 (0.2%) |
| University of Northern IowaPublic, 4-year | 9,278 | 17 (0.2%) |
149 (1.6%) |
309 (3.3%) |
534 (5.8%) |
8 (0.1%) |
7,691 (82.9%) |
253 (2.7%) |
119 (1.3%) |
| Northwestern CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,705 | 3 (0.2%) |
21 (1.2%) |
20 (1.2%) |
85 (5.0%) |
- | 1,426 (83.6%) |
21 (1.2%) |
79 (4.6%) |
| Northeast Iowa Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,808 | 1 (0.0%) |
37 (0.8%) |
134 (2.8%) |
207 (4.3%) |
13 (0.3%) |
4,069 (84.6%) |
71 (1.5%) |
276 (5.7%) |
| Northwest Iowa Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,907 | 13 (0.7%) |
24 (1.3%) |
75 (3.9%) |
242 (12.7%) |
4 (0.2%) |
1,456 (76.4%) |
33 (1.7%) |
60 (3.1%) |
| Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical CenterPrivate, 4-year | 1,534 | 5 (0.3%) |
257 (16.8%) |
41 (2.7%) |
81 (5.3%) |
- | 1,069 (69.7%) |
52 (3.4%) |
28 (1.8%) |
| Palmer College of ChiropracticPrivate, 4-year | 2,161 | 12 (0.6%) |
102 (4.7%) |
97 (4.5%) |
255 (11.8%) |
13 (0.6%) |
1,628 (75.3%) |
44 (2.0%) |
9 (0.4%) |
| PCI Academy-AmesPrivate, Less than 2-year | 176 | - | 3 (1.7%) |
3 (1.7%) |
13 (7.4%) |
- | 132 (75.0%) |
8 (4.5%) |
17 (9.7%) |
| Saint Ambrose UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,498 | 4 (0.2%) |
40 (1.6%) |
177 (7.1%) |
253 (10.1%) |
9 (0.4%) |
1,717 (68.7%) |
116 (4.6%) |
115 (4.6%) |
| St Luke's CollegePrivate, 4-year | 176 | 5 (2.8%) |
1 (0.6%) |
15 (8.5%) |
32 (18.2%) |
1 (0.6%) |
107 (60.8%) |
8 (4.5%) |
7 (4.0%) |
| La James International College-DavenportPrivate, Less than 2-year | 127 | 1 (0.8%) |
2 (1.6%) |
32 (25.2%) |
20 (15.7%) |
- | 65 (51.2%) |
7 (5.5%) |
- |
| Simpson CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,251 | 3 (0.2%) |
23 (1.8%) |
53 (4.2%) |
159 (12.7%) |
2 (0.2%) |
904 (72.3%) |
54 (4.3%) |
20 (1.6%) |
| Southeastern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,028 | 62 (2.0%) |
53 (1.8%) |
182 (6.0%) |
197 (6.5%) |
4 (0.1%) |
2,157 (71.2%) |
102 (3.4%) |
185 (6.1%) |
| Southwestern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,566 | 6 (0.4%) |
11 (0.7%) |
38 (2.4%) |
113 (7.2%) |
1 (0.1%) |
1,313 (83.8%) |
31 (2.0%) |
24 (1.5%) |
| Capri College-DavenportPrivate, Less than 2-year | 135 | - | 1 (0.7%) |
8 (5.9%) |
16 (11.9%) |
- | 99 (73.3%) |
9 (6.7%) |
2 (1.5%) |
| Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux CityPrivate, 2-4 year | 67 | 7 (10.4%) |
1 (1.5%) |
3 (4.5%) |
16 (23.9%) |
- | 36 (53.7%) |
4 (6.0%) |
- |
| SOHO Hair AcademyPrivate, 2-4 year | 66 | - | - | 5 (7.6%) |
10 (15.2%) |
- | 47 (71.2%) |
4 (6.1%) |
- |
| Upper Iowa UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,941 | 10 (0.3%) |
38 (1.0%) |
476 (12.1%) |
351 (8.9%) |
8 (0.2%) |
1,675 (42.5%) |
98 (2.5%) |
1,191 (30.2%) |
| Waldorf UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,225 | 18 (0.8%) |
34 (1.5%) |
360 (16.2%) |
80 (3.6%) |
24 (1.1%) |
1,270 (57.1%) |
77 (3.5%) |
356 (16.0%) |
| Wartburg CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,483 | 3 (0.2%) |
7 (0.5%) |
74 (5.0%) |
63 (4.2%) |
- | 1,194 (80.5%) |
42 (2.8%) |
22 (1.5%) |
| Wartburg Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 161 | 1 (0.6%) |
- | 5 (3.1%) |
4 (2.5%) |
- | 138 (85.7%) |
3 (1.9%) |
3 (1.9%) |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar FallsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 91 | - | - | 43 (47.3%) |
9 (9.9%) |
1 (1.1%) |
30 (33.0%) |
8 (8.8%) |
- |
| Western Iowa Tech Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,482 | 94 (1.7%) |
117 (2.1%) |
339 (6.2%) |
1,236 (22.5%) |
15 (0.3%) |
3,077 (56.1%) |
137 (2.5%) |
177 (3.2%) |
| William Penn UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,425 | 12 (0.8%) |
3 (0.2%) |
241 (16.9%) |
132 (9.3%) |
8 (0.6%) |
814 (57.1%) |
85 (6.0%) |
28 (2.0%) |
| Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 21 | - | - | 1 (4.8%) |
2 (9.5%) |
- | 18 (85.7%) |
- | - |
| Ross College-DavenportPrivate, 2-4 year | 42 | - | - | 18 (42.9%) |
5 (11.9%) |
- | 12 (28.6%) |
6 (14.3%) |
1 (2.4%) |
| Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit LakePrivate, Less than 2-year | 22 | - | - | - | 2 (9.1%) |
- | 20 (90.9%) |
- | - |
| Carlson College of Massage TherapyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 39 | - | - | 1 (2.6%) |
- | - | 38 (97.4%) |
- | - |
| Aveda Institute-Des MoinesPrivate, Less than 2-year | 244 | - | 7 (2.9%) |
13 (5.3%) |
12 (4.9%) |
- | 137 (56.1%) |
1 (0.4%) |
74 (30.3%) |
| PCI Academy-Iowa CityPrivate, Less than 2-year | 113 | - | - | 9 (8.0%) |
4 (3.5%) |
1 (0.9%) |
87 (77.0%) |
1 (0.9%) |
11 (9.7%) |
| Body Wisdom Massage Therapy SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 45 | 2 (4.4%) |
- | 5 (11.1%) |
2 (4.4%) |
1 (2.2%) |
28 (62.2%) |
7 (15.6%) |
- |