Kirkwood Community College Student Population

How many students at Kirkwood CC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Kirkwood Community College has a total enrollment of 12,763 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,531 male students (43.3%) and 7,232 female students (56.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 8,505 White students (66.6%) and 1,383 Black students (10.8%).
• Class Delivery: 2,770 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,897 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Special Use - which average 5,216 - Kirkwood CC'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, 5,531 male (43.34%) and 7,232 female (56.66%) students are attending Kirkwood Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 76.48.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,505 White, 1,383 Black, and 238 Asian students out of a total of 12,763 are attending at Kirkwood Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Kirkwood Community College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Kirkwood CC has 4,523 students under 18 years old and 13 students over 65 years old. There are 10,587 students under 25 years old, and 2,176 students over 25 years old out of 12,763 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 Kirkwood Community College, 2,770 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,897 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,644 students who live in Iowa or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 126 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 12,763 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 346 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.71%.179 students have transferred in as full-time status and 167 students transferred in as part-time status.