Des Moines Area Community College Student Population

How many students at DMACC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Des Moines Area Community College has a total enrollment of 23,697 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 10,383 male students (43.8%) and 13,314 female students (56.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 16,125 White students (68%) and 2,110 Hispanic students (8.9%).
• Class Delivery: 5,497 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,917 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus - which average 6,638 - DMACC's body is significantly larger.

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, 10,383 male (43.82%) and 13,314 female (56.18%) students are attending Des Moines Area Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 77.99.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 16,125 White, 1,708 Black, and 961 Asian students out of a total of 23,697 are attending at Des Moines Area Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Des Moines Area Community College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 51.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, DMACC has 13,996 students under 18 years old and 19 students over 65 years old. There are 20,170 students under 25 years old, and 3,527 students over 25 years old out of 23,697 total students.

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 Des Moines Area Community College, 5,497 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,917 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,836 students who live in Iowa or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 661 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 23,697 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,222 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.16%.718 students have transferred in as full-time status and 504 students transferred in as part-time status.