Enrollment Trends at DMACC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 22,780 where 23,697 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 24,418 students in 2024 and was lowest at 20,536 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 22,298 to 23,697 students, a net gain of 1,399 (6.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Des Moines Area Community College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	22,298	10,495	11,803
2016-17	22,446 148	10,291 -204	12,155 352
2017-18	22,982 536	10,419 128	12,563 408
2018-19	23,474 492	10,475 56	12,999 436
2019-20	23,258 -216	10,164 -311	13,094 95
2020-21	23,051 -207	9,836 -328	13,215 121
2021-22	20,536 -2,515	8,831 -1,005	11,705 -1,510
2022-23	21,637 1,101	9,438 607	12,199 494
2023-24	24,418 2,781	10,788 1,350	13,630 1,431
2024-25	23,697 -721	10,383 -405	13,314 -316
Average	22,780	10,112	12,668

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.05%. The percentage was 75.37% 10 years ago and DMACC still has a high percentage of white students. 4.06% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.21% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.90% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.37% to 68.05%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.36% to 4.06%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.70% to 7.21%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.74% to 8.90%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5219 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4225 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Des Moines Area Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	82	750	1,272	1,503	16	16,807	457
2016-17	77	855	1,188	1,633	15	15,963	452
2017-18	75	954	1,358	1,857	12	15,887	403
2018-19	82	960	1,405	1,969	11	16,241	522
2019-20	54	995	1,444	1,972	12	15,978	505
2020-21	50	933	1,209	1,700	7	15,524	485
2021-22	44	795	1,072	1,565	8	13,234	466
2022-23	72	897	1,284	1,928	8	13,907	470
2023-24	90	956	1,585	2,360	16	16,062	473
2024-25	107	961	1,708	2,110	12	16,125	405
Average	73	906	1,353	1,860	12	15,573	464