Student Population by Race for Iowa Colleges

In Iowa 4-years colleges and universites, there are 4,423 asian students (3.68%), 5,496 african-american students (4.57%), 8,608 hispanic students (7.16%), and 84,984 white students (70.65%).
In Iowa community colleges, there are 5,607 african-american students (6.72%), 7,741 hispanic students (9.28%), and 57,762 white students (69.25%).
In Iowa trade schools, there are 5 african-american students (6.67%), 4 hispanic students (5.33%), and 60 white students (80.00%).
Summary Table of Student Population by Race and School Level for Iowa Colleges
School LevelTotal Enrollment American Indian / Native AmericanAsianAfrican-AmericanHispanic Native Hawaiian / Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More RaceRace Unknown
All Levels203,770 754
(0.37%)
6,389
(3.14%)
11,108
(5.45%)
16,353
(8.03%)
328
(0.16%)
142,806
(70.08%)
6,042
(2.97%)
11,290
(5.54%)
4-Years Colleges120,286 297
(0.25%)
4,423
(3.68%)
5,496
(4.57%)
8,608
(7.16%)
172
(0.14%)
84,984
(70.65%)
3,733
(3.10%)
5,132
(4.27%)
Community Colleges83,409 457
(0.55%)
1,964
(2.35%)
5,607
(6.72%)
7,741
(9.28%)
154
(0.18%)
57,762
(69.25%)
2,308
(2.77%)
6,157
(7.38%)
Trade Schools75 0
(0.00%)
2
(2.67%)
5
(6.67%)
4
(5.33%)
2
(2.67%)
60
(80.00%)
1
(1.33%)
1
(1.33%)

Student Population Comparison By Race for All Iowa Colleges

The following table compares student population by race between Iowa colleges. A total of 203,770 students have enrolled in Iowa colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
Student Population Comparison by Race between Iowa Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentAmerican Indian / Native American AsianAfrican-AmericanHispanicNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander WhiteTwo or More RaceRace Unknown
Allen CollegePrivate, four-years4974
(0.8%)
9
(1.8%)
12
(2.4%)
9
(1.8%)
1
(0.2%)
406
(81.7%)
9
(1.8%)
43
(8.7%)
Briar Cliff UniversityPrivate, four-years9278
(0.9%)
14
(1.5%)
69
(7.4%)
139
(15.0%)
3
(0.3%)
570
(61.5%)
77
(8.3%)
1
(0.1%)
Buena Vista UniversityPrivate, four-years1,97311
(0.6%)
16
(0.8%)
54
(2.7%)
189
(9.6%)
4
(0.2%)
1,587
(80.4%)
42
(2.1%)
55
(2.8%)
Capri College-DubuquePrivate, 2-4 years175- 1
(0.6%)
12
(6.9%)
6
(3.4%)
- 153
(87.4%)
2
(1.1%)
1
(0.6%)
Capri College-Cedar RapidsPrivate, 2-4 years1421
(0.7%)
- 20
(14.1%)
8
(5.6%)
2
(1.4%)
106
(74.6%)
3
(2.1%)
2
(1.4%)
Central CollegePrivate, four-years1,1692
(0.2%)
11
(0.9%)
32
(2.7%)
57
(4.9%)
2
(0.2%)
1,000
(85.5%)
37
(3.2%)
27
(2.3%)
Clarke UniversityPrivate, four-years9651
(0.1%)
9
(0.9%)
114
(11.8%)
83
(8.6%)
2
(0.2%)
538
(55.8%)
74
(7.7%)
86
(8.9%)
Coe CollegePrivate, four-years1,2644
(0.3%)
30
(2.4%)
124
(9.8%)
160
(12.7%)
3
(0.2%)
810
(64.1%)
38
(3.0%)
54
(4.3%)
Cornell CollegePrivate, four-years1,07310
(0.9%)
38
(3.5%)
72
(6.7%)
96
(8.9%)
4
(0.4%)
796
(74.2%)
10
(0.9%)
20
(1.9%)
Des Moines Area Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years21,63772
(0.3%)
897
(4.1%)
1,284
(5.9%)
1,928
(8.9%)
8
(0.0%)
13,907
(64.3%)
470
(2.2%)
3,003
(13.9%)
Divine Word CollegePrivate, four-years68- 9
(13.2%)
- 1
(1.5%)
- - - -
Dordt UniversityPrivate, four-years1,8613
(0.2%)
22
(1.2%)
14
(0.8%)
46
(2.5%)
1
(0.1%)
1,486
(79.8%)
29
(1.6%)
77
(4.1%)
Drake UniversityPrivate, four-years4,6855
(0.1%)
212
(4.5%)
255
(5.4%)
287
(6.1%)
2
(0.0%)
3,577
(76.4%)
190
(4.1%)
21
(0.4%)
University of DubuquePrivate, four-years1,7766
(0.3%)
16
(0.9%)
192
(10.8%)
112
(6.3%)
4
(0.2%)
1,146
(64.5%)
33
(1.9%)
214
(12.0%)
Ellsworth Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years7183
(0.4%)
5
(0.7%)
100
(13.9%)
60
(8.4%)
3
(0.4%)
479
(66.7%)
23
(3.2%)
18
(2.5%)
Emmaus Bible CollegePrivate, four-years2062
(1.0%)
2
(1.0%)
12
(5.8%)
7
(3.4%)
1
(0.5%)
146
(70.9%)
10
(4.9%)
19
(9.2%)
Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictPublic, 2-4 years7,14519
(0.3%)
171
(2.4%)
508
(7.1%)
820
(11.5%)
14
(0.2%)
4,824
(67.5%)
278
(3.9%)
504
(7.1%)
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryPrivate, four-years4482
(0.4%)
8
(1.8%)
5
(1.1%)
17
(3.8%)
1
(0.2%)
370
(82.6%)
22
(4.9%)
6
(1.3%)
Graceland University-LamoniPrivate, four-years1,2377
(0.6%)
21
(1.7%)
153
(12.4%)
114
(9.2%)
18
(1.5%)
675
(54.6%)
51
(4.1%)
95
(7.7%)
Grand View UniversityPrivate, four-years1,8277
(0.4%)
60
(3.3%)
164
(9.0%)
189
(10.3%)
2
(0.1%)
1,120
(61.3%)
71
(3.9%)
156
(8.5%)
Grinnell CollegePrivate, four-years1,7592
(0.1%)
129
(7.3%)
78
(4.4%)
145
(8.2%)
- 928
(52.8%)
84
(4.8%)
57
(3.2%)
Orion Technical CollegePrivate, four-years75- - 11
(14.7%)
9
(12.0%)
- 46
(61.3%)
7
(9.3%)
2
(2.7%)
Hawkeye Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years4,78713
(0.3%)
88
(1.8%)
374
(7.8%)
268
(5.6%)
17
(0.4%)
3,780
(79.0%)
196
(4.1%)
1
(0.0%)
American Hair AcademyPrivate, 2-4 years20- - - 4
(20.0%)
- 16
(80.0%)
- -
Indian Hills Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years3,3616
(0.2%)
42
(1.2%)
151
(4.5%)
279
(8.3%)
15
(0.4%)
2,614
(77.8%)
125
(3.7%)
23
(0.7%)
Iowa Central Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years5,05824
(0.5%)
82
(1.6%)
430
(8.5%)
593
(11.7%)
15
(0.3%)
3,129
(61.9%)
334
(6.6%)
346
(6.8%)
Iowa Lakes Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years1,9605
(0.3%)
16
(0.8%)
74
(3.8%)
123
(6.3%)
5
(0.3%)
1,445
(73.7%)
11
(0.6%)
210
(10.7%)
UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 years19- 1
(5.3%)
- - - 18
(94.7%)
- -
Iowa School of Beauty-Des MoinesPrivate, 2-4 years77- 2
(2.6%)
10
(13.0%)
8
(10.4%)
- 56
(72.7%)
1
(1.3%)
-
Iowa State UniversityPublic, four-years29,96948
(0.2%)
1,228
(4.1%)
787
(2.6%)
1,986
(6.6%)
23
(0.1%)
21,634
(72.2%)
809
(2.7%)
1,011
(3.4%)
Iowa Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, four-years8712
(0.2%)
2
(0.2%)
144
(16.5%)
51
(5.9%)
3
(0.3%)
376
(43.2%)
117
(13.4%)
43
(4.9%)
Iowa Western Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years5,34279
(1.5%)
105
(2.0%)
554
(10.4%)
550
(10.3%)
21
(0.4%)
3,788
(70.9%)
- 127
(2.4%)
University of IowaPublic, four-years30,01542
(0.1%)
1,531
(5.1%)
925
(3.1%)
2,454
(8.2%)
20
(0.1%)
21,637
(72.1%)
1,040
(3.5%)
908
(3.0%)
Kirkwood Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years12,40648
(0.4%)
241
(1.9%)
1,271
(10.2%)
758
(6.1%)
18
(0.1%)
8,575
(69.1%)
426
(3.4%)
848
(6.8%)
La James International College-Cedar FallsPrivate, 2-4 years392
(5.1%)
1
(2.6%)
4
(10.3%)
2
(5.1%)
- 24
(61.5%)
6
(15.4%)
-
La James International College-JohnstonPrivate, 2-4 years57- 1
(1.8%)
7
(12.3%)
4
(7.0%)
- 44
(77.2%)
1
(1.8%)
-
La James College of Hairstyling and CosmetologyPrivate, 2-4 years59- - 9
(15.3%)
6
(10.2%)
- 44
(74.6%)
- -
La James International College-Ft DodgePrivate, 2-4 years21- - 1
(4.8%)
3
(14.3%)
- 15
(71.4%)
1
(4.8%)
1
(4.8%)
Loras CollegePrivate, four-years1,3191
(0.1%)
19
(1.4%)
62
(4.7%)
125
(9.5%)
1
(0.1%)
967
(73.3%)
36
(2.7%)
58
(4.4%)
Luther CollegePrivate, four-years1,6109
(0.6%)
28
(1.7%)
47
(2.9%)
106
(6.6%)
7
(0.4%)
1,206
(74.9%)
14
(0.9%)
15
(0.9%)
Maharishi International UniversityPrivate, four-years2,67314
(0.5%)
101
(3.8%)
176
(6.6%)
143
(5.3%)
2
(0.1%)
646
(24.2%)
29
(1.1%)
330
(12.3%)
Marshalltown Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years1,70717
(1.0%)
58
(3.4%)
39
(2.3%)
388
(22.7%)
4
(0.2%)
986
(57.8%)
37
(2.2%)
111
(6.5%)
Mercy College of Health SciencesPrivate, four-years9118
(0.9%)
56
(6.1%)
108
(11.9%)
100
(11.0%)
4
(0.4%)
606
(66.5%)
10
(1.1%)
19
(2.1%)
Morningside UniversityPrivate, four-years2,24911
(0.5%)
25
(1.1%)
56
(2.5%)
135
(6.0%)
5
(0.2%)
1,722
(76.6%)
58
(2.6%)
137
(6.1%)
Mount Mercy UniversityPrivate, four-years1,5263
(0.2%)
32
(2.1%)
102
(6.7%)
32
(2.1%)
- 1,117
(73.2%)
95
(6.2%)
37
(2.4%)
North Iowa Area Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years2,4794
(0.2%)
30
(1.2%)
80
(3.2%)
173
(7.0%)
- 2,094
(84.5%)
49
(2.0%)
8
(0.3%)
University of Northern IowaPublic, four-years8,94510
(0.1%)
146
(1.6%)
258
(2.9%)
472
(5.3%)
4
(0.0%)
7,522
(84.1%)
232
(2.6%)
160
(1.8%)
Northwestern CollegePrivate, four-years1,6513
(0.2%)
16
(1.0%)
27
(1.6%)
78
(4.7%)
- 1,208
(73.2%)
16
(1.0%)
257
(15.6%)
Northeast Iowa Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years4,35511
(0.3%)
30
(0.7%)
137
(3.1%)
170
(3.9%)
9
(0.2%)
3,906
(89.7%)
40
(0.9%)
52
(1.2%)
Northwest Iowa Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years1,81117
(0.9%)
17
(0.9%)
61
(3.4%)
155
(8.6%)
4
(0.2%)
1,496
(82.6%)
29
(1.6%)
32
(1.8%)
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical CenterPrivate, four-years1,5274
(0.3%)
228
(14.9%)
42
(2.8%)
84
(5.5%)
- 1,094
(71.6%)
40
(2.6%)
30
(2.0%)
Palmer College of ChiropracticPrivate, four-years2,17815
(0.7%)
156
(7.2%)
105
(4.8%)
264
(12.1%)
13
(0.6%)
1,575
(72.3%)
39
(1.8%)
9
(0.4%)
PCI Academy-AmesPrivate, 2-4 years1261
(0.8%)
- 6
(4.8%)
14
(11.1%)
- 91
(72.2%)
14
(11.1%)
-
Saint Ambrose UniversityPrivate, four-years2,7474
(0.1%)
53
(1.9%)
148
(5.4%)
255
(9.3%)
2
(0.1%)
2,039
(74.2%)
109
(4.0%)
78
(2.8%)
St Luke's CollegePrivate, four-years1963
(1.5%)
1
(0.5%)
10
(5.1%)
40
(20.4%)
- 133
(67.9%)
8
(4.1%)
1
(0.5%)
La James International College-DavenportPrivate, 2-4 years96- 1
(1.0%)
25
(26.0%)
13
(13.5%)
- 43
(44.8%)
14
(14.6%)
-
Simpson CollegePrivate, four-years1,151- 17
(1.5%)
41
(3.6%)
106
(9.2%)
1
(0.1%)
890
(77.3%)
54
(4.7%)
20
(1.7%)
Southeastern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years2,47657
(2.3%)
35
(1.4%)
134
(5.4%)
142
(5.7%)
3
(0.1%)
1,270
(51.3%)
67
(2.7%)
679
(27.4%)
Southwestern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years1,5813
(0.2%)
12
(0.8%)
41
(2.6%)
99
(6.3%)
4
(0.3%)
1,350
(85.4%)
31
(2.0%)
18
(1.1%)
Capri College-DavenportPrivate, 2-4 years1462
(1.4%)
3
(2.1%)
17
(11.6%)
29
(19.9%)
- 91
(62.3%)
4
(2.7%)
-
Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux CityPrivate, 2-4 years13- - 1
(7.7%)
4
(30.8%)
- 8
(61.5%)
- -
E Q School of Hair DesignPrivate, 2-4 years30- - 3
(10.0%)
4
(13.3%)
- 21
(70.0%)
2
(6.7%)
-
Upper Iowa UniversityPrivate, four-years3,07216
(0.5%)
116
(3.8%)
492
(16.0%)
233
(7.6%)
9
(0.3%)
1,936
(63.0%)
63
(2.1%)
90
(2.9%)
Waldorf UniversityPrivate, four-years2,76319
(0.7%)
39
(1.4%)
308
(11.1%)
80
(2.9%)
14
(0.5%)
1,306
(47.3%)
73
(2.6%)
892
(32.3%)
Wartburg CollegePrivate, four-years1,4442
(0.1%)
9
(0.6%)
62
(4.3%)
59
(4.1%)
2
(0.1%)
1,146
(79.4%)
38
(2.6%)
34
(2.4%)
Wartburg Theological SeminaryPrivate, four-years186- - 3
(1.6%)
5
(2.7%)
- 170
(91.4%)
3
(1.6%)
4
(2.2%)
The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar FallsPrivate, 2-4 years94- 1
(1.1%)
43
(45.7%)
12
(12.8%)
3
(3.2%)
29
(30.9%)
6
(6.4%)
-
Western Iowa Tech Community CollegePublic, 2-4 years5,15073
(1.4%)
117
(2.3%)
193
(3.7%)
1,096
(21.3%)
7
(0.1%)
3,121
(60.6%)
126
(2.4%)
151
(2.9%)
William Penn UniversityPrivate, four-years1,4739
(0.6%)
14
(1.0%)
232
(15.8%)
140
(9.5%)
14
(1.0%)
853
(57.9%)
66
(4.5%)
66
(4.5%)
Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 years22- - 1
(4.5%)
1
(4.5%)
- 20
(90.9%)
- -
Ross College-DavenportPrivate, 2-4 years28- - 5
(17.9%)
1
(3.6%)
- 11
(39.3%)
2
(7.1%)
9
(32.1%)
Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit LakePrivate, 2-4 years19- - - 3
(15.8%)
- 16
(84.2%)
- -
Carlson College of Massage TherapyPrivate, Less than 2-years32- 1
(3.1%)
2
(6.3%)
- 2
(6.3%)
26
(81.3%)
- 1
(3.1%)
Aveda Institute-Des MoinesPrivate, 2-4 years180- 3
(1.7%)
8
(4.4%)
11
(6.1%)
2
(1.1%)
140
(77.8%)
3
(1.7%)
13
(7.2%)
PCI Academy-Iowa CityPrivate, 2-4 years73- 4
(5.5%)
4
(5.5%)
6
(8.2%)
- 52
(71.2%)
7
(9.6%)
-
Body Wisdom Massage Therapy SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-years43- 1
(2.3%)
3
(7.0%)
4
(9.3%)
- 34
(79.1%)
1
(2.3%)
-
Number of schools to show Prev Next
Related Articles and Ads