Student Population Changes Over Past 5 Years of Iowa Private Colleges

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Enrollment Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Iowa Private Colleges
School Name	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	5-Year Changes
Allen CollegeWaterloo, IA	662	656 6	678 22	552 126	497 55	165
Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City, IA	1,229	1,129 100	1,076 53	1,000 76	927 73	302
Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IA	1,846	1,815 31	1,863 48	1,959 96	1,973 14	127
Capri College-DubuqueDubuque, IA	142	137 5	137	148 11	175 27	33
Capri College-Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA	167	165 2	133 32	144 11	142 2	25
Central CollegePella, IA	1,117	1,163 46	1,120 43	1,139 19	1,169 30	52
Clarke UniversityDubuque, IA	1,004	904 100	855 49	888 33	965 77	39
Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA	1,422	1,430 8	1,394 36	1,371 23	1,264 107	158
Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA	1,028	1,020 8	1,002 18	1,055 53	1,073 18	45
Divine Word CollegeEpworth, IA	57	66 9	69 3	67 2	68 1	11
Dordt UniversitySioux Center, IA	1,564	1,547 17	1,662 115	1,784 122	1,861 77	297
Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA	4,869	4,884 15	4,774 110	4,875 101	4,685 190	184
University of DubuqueDubuque, IA	2,385	2,302 83	2,180 122	2,001 179	1,776 225	609
Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, IA	238	215 23	194 21	193 1	206 13	32
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA	353	362 9	504 142	446 58	448 2	95
Graceland University-LamoniLamoni, IA	1,993	1,733 260	1,517 216	1,427 90	1,237 190	756
Grand View UniversityDes Moines, IA	1,886	1,889 3	1,874 15	1,757 117	1,827 70	59
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA	1,716	1,733 17	1,493 240	1,748 255	1,759 11	43
Orion Technical CollegeDavenport, IA	134	134	120 14	103 17	75 28	59
American Hair AcademyMt. Pleasant, IA	23	27 4	20 7	26 6	20 6	3
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic TechnologyDes Moines, IA	16	17 1	15 2	14 1	19 5	3
Iowa School of Beauty-Des MoinesDes Moines, IA	47	51 4	89 38	48 41	77 29	30
Iowa Wesleyan UniversityMount Pleasant, IA	616	622 6	704 82	825 121	871 46	255
La James International College-Cedar FallsCedar Falls, IA	17	24 7	18 6	23 5	39 16	22
La James International College-JohnstonJohnston, IA	56	55 1	54 1	46 8	57 11	1
La James College of Hairstyling and CosmetologyMason City, IA	49	54 5	54	44 10	59 15	10
La James International College-Ft DodgeFort Dodge, IA	27	16 11	22 6	14 8	21 7	6
Loras CollegeDubuque, IA	1,489	1,416 73	1,404 12	1,386 18	1,319 67	170
Luther CollegeDecorah, IA	2,005	1,951 54	1,802 149	1,744 58	1,610 134	395
Maharishi International UniversityFairfield, IA	1,589	1,861 272	2,015 154	2,403 388	2,673 270	1
Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, IA	727	795 68	869 74	951 82	911 40	184
Morningside UniversitySioux City, IA	2,698	2,599 99	2,411 188	2,319 92	2,249 70	449
Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, IA	1,835	1,807 28	1,705 102	1,580 125	1,526 54	309
Northwestern CollegeOrange City, IA	1,299	1,412 113	1,496 84	1,513 17	1,651 138	352
Palmer College of ChiropracticDavenport, IA	2,179	2,194 15	2,178 16	2,182 4	2,178 4	1
PCI Academy-AmesAmes, IA	141	135 6	139 4	133 6	126 7	15
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, IA	3,045	2,968 77	3,003 35	2,913 90	2,747 166	298
St Luke's CollegeSioux City, IA	273	235 38	211 24	202 9	196 6	77
La James International College-DavenportDavenport, IA	35	66 31	60 6	74 14	96 22	61
Simpson CollegeIndianola, IA	1,444	1,355 89	1,267 88	1,218 49	1,151 67	293
Capri College-DavenportDavenport, IA	132	128 4	128	140 12	146 6	14
Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux CitySioux City, IA	44	12 32	11 1	14 3	13 1	31
E Q School of Hair DesignCouncil Bluffs, IA	58	50 8	48 2	41 7	30 11	28
Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA	4,392	4,279 113	3,610 669	3,031 579	3,072 41	1
Waldorf UniversityForest City, IA	3,150	3,071 79	3,025 46	2,520 505	2,763 243	387
Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IA	1,498	1,505 7	1,563 58	1,541 22	1,444 97	54
The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar FallsCedar Falls, IA	50	40 10	97 57	96 1	94 2	44
William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, IA	1,279	1,258 21	1,350 92	1,372 22	1,473 101	194
Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic TechnologyCedar Rapids, IA	22	23 1	22 1	21 1	22 1	-
Ross College-DavenportDavenport, IA	76	54 22	62 8	48 14	28 20	48
Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit LakeSpirit Lake, IA	7	10 3	12 2	15 3	19 4	12
Carlson College of Massage TherapyAnamosa, IA	28	14 14	27 13	29 2	32 3	4
Aveda Institute-Des MoinesWest Des Moines, IA	147	181 34	173 8	163 10	180 17	33
PCI Academy-Iowa CityIowa City, IA	-	-	61	92 31	73 19	12
Body Wisdom Massage Therapy SchoolUrbandale, IA	-	-	-	42	43 1	1
Average	54,305	53,569 736	52,370 1	51,480 890	51,155 325	-3,150

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