Enrollment Trends at UI

The student population at University of Iowa is 30,779 (22,738 undergraduate and 8,041 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 65 (0.21%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UI is 73.88% which is decreased by 619 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 554 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 78 male students for every 100 female students, down from 93 in 2015.
3,028 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 15.48% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 30,898 where 30,779 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 32,166 students in 2018 and was lowest at 29,909 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 30,844 to 30,779 students, a net loss of 65 (0.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Iowa since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	30,844	23,357	11,227	12,130	7,487	3,671	3,816
2016-17	32,011 1,167	24,476 1,119	11,624 397	12,852 722	7,535 48	3,722 51	3,813 -3
2017-18	32,166 155	24,503 27	11,561 -63	12,942 90	7,663 128	3,729 7	3,934 121
2018-19	31,656 -510	23,989 -514	11,191 -370	12,798 -144	7,667 4	3,676 -53	3,991 57
2019-20	31,240 -416	23,482 -507	10,830 -361	12,652 -146	7,758 91	3,677 1	4,081 90
2020-21	30,318 -922	22,304 -1,178	10,091 -739	12,213 -439	8,014 256	3,700 23	4,314 233
2021-22	29,909 -409	21,608 -696	9,564 -527	12,044 -169	8,301 287	3,828 128	4,473 159
2022-23	30,015 106	21,973 365	9,651 87	12,322 278	8,042 -259	3,665 -163	4,377 -96
2023-24	30,042 27	22,130 157	9,705 54	12,425 103	7,912 -130	3,630 -35	4,282 -95
2024-25	30,779 737	22,738 608	9,900 195	12,838 413	8,041 129	3,612 -18	4,429 147
Average	30,898	23,056	10,534	12,522	7,842	3,691	4,151

University of Iowa Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 23,056 where 22,738 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Iowa since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	23,357	19,911	9,501	10,410	3,446	1,726	1,720
2016-17	24,476	20,868	9,906	10,962	3,608	1,718	1,890
2017-18	24,503	21,222	9,981	11,241	3,281	1,580	1,701
2018-19	23,989	21,690	10,075	11,615	2,299	1,116	1,183
2019-20	23,482	21,212	9,717	11,495	2,270	1,113	1,157
2020-21	22,304	20,227	9,089	11,138	2,077	1,002	1,075
2021-22	21,608	19,748	8,709	11,039	1,860	855	1,005
2022-23	21,973	20,255	8,866	11,389	1,718	785	933
2023-24	22,130	20,622	9,045	11,577	1,508	660	848
2024-25	22,738	21,255	9,208	12,047	1,483	692	791
Average	23,056	23,056	9,410	11,291	23,056	1,125	1,230

University of Iowa Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,842 where 8,041 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Iowa since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,487	4,709	2,302	2,407	2,778	1,369	1,409
2016-17	7,535	4,756	2,318	2,438	2,779	1,404	1,375
2017-18	7,663	4,750	2,282	2,468	2,913	1,447	1,466
2018-19	7,667	4,742	2,244	2,498	2,925	1,432	1,493
2019-20	7,758	5,452	2,564	2,888	2,306	1,113	1,193
2020-21	8,014	4,958	2,211	2,747	3,056	1,489	1,567
2021-22	8,301	5,106	2,276	2,830	3,195	1,552	1,643
2022-23	8,042	5,051	2,213	2,838	2,991	1,452	1,539
2023-24	7,912	4,980	2,191	2,789	2,932	1,439	1,493
2024-25	8,041	5,112	2,194	2,918	2,929	1,418	1,511
Average	7,842	7,842	2,280	2,682	7,842	1,412	1,469

University of Iowa Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.24%. The percentage was 66.65% 10 years ago and UI still has a high percentage of white students. 4.94% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.89% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.22% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 66.65% to 71.24%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.01% to 4.94%. Black student enrollment decreased from 3.11% to 2.89%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.43% to 8.22%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4812 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5485 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Iowa over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	50	1,238	959	1,984	28	20,558	720
2016-17	54	1,380	1,030	2,148	28	21,682	832
2017-18	57	1,452	1,031	2,196	24	22,315	925
2018-19	56	1,446	974	2,238	24	22,334	977
2019-20	61	1,425	940	2,283	20	22,338	998
2020-21	119	1,463	901	2,317	20	21,895	1,019
2021-22	45	1,548	949	2,370	19	21,504	1,029
2022-23	42	1,531	925	2,454	20	21,637	1,040
2023-24	40	1,504	891	2,497	18	21,508	1,073
2024-25	52	1,522	890	2,529	15	21,926	1,090
Average	58	1,451	949	2,302	22	21,770	970

University of Iowa Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,028 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 15.48% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Iowa from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	30,844	2,622	10,162	18,060
2016-17	32,011	2,898	5,507	23,606
2017-18	32,166	3,062	6,301	22,803
2018-19	31,656	3,022	12,073	16,561
2019-20	31,240	3,003	12,669	15,568
2020-21	30,318	3,175	12,679	14,464
2021-22	29,909	3,393	12,975	13,541
2022-23	30,015	3,200	14,297	12,518
2023-24	30,042	3,062	13,633	13,347
2024-25	30,779	3,028	13,742	14,009
Average	30,898	3,047	11,404	16,448

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Enrollment Trends at UI

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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