Clarke University Student Population

How many students at Clarke?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Clarke University has a total enrollment of 962 students, including 815 undergraduate and 147 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 490 male students (50.9%) and 472 female students (49.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 508 White students (52.8%) and 108 Black students (11.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 815 undergraduate students (84.7%) and 147 graduate students (15.3%).
• Class Delivery: 57 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 417 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Clarke's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 490 male (50.94%) and 472 female (49.06%) students are attending Clarke University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 103.81.

By class level, 815 (84.72%) are undergraduate students and 147 (15.28%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 52.52% are male and 47.48% are female, while among graduate students, 42.18% are male and 57.82% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 508 White, 108 Black, and 13 Asian students out of a total of 962 are attending at Clarke University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Clarke University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 68.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 848 students under 25 years old, and 113 students over 25 years old out of 962 total students.

Clarke has 755 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 59 students aged 25 and over.

It has 93 graduate students aged under 25 and 54 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Clarke University, 57 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 417 students are enrolled in some online courses.

37 students who live in Iowa or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 20 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 815 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 91 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.17%.87 students have transferred in as full-time status and 4 students transferred in as part-time status.