Enrollment Trends at Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,555 where 1,534 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 1,603 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,521 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,603 to 1,534 students, a net loss of 69 (4.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center since 2015.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,603	800	803
2016-17	1,585 -18	805 5	780 -23
2017-18	1,575 -10	795 -10	780
2018-19	1,549 -26	778 -17	771 -9
2019-20	1,530 -19	780 2	750 -21
2020-21	1,559 29	775 -5	784 34
2021-22	1,562 3	741 -34	821 37
2022-23	1,527 -35	706 -35	821
2023-24	1,521 -6	701 -5	820 -1
2024-25	1,534 13	665 -36	869 49
Average	1,555	755	800

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.69%. The percentage was 76.73% 10 years ago and Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center still has a high percentage of white students. 16.75% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.67% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.28% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 76.73% to 69.69%. Asian enrollment grew from 11.92% to 16.75%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.06% to 2.67%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.31% to 5.28%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4816 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3950 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 University-Osteopathic Medical Center over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	3	191	33	53	0	1,230	35
2016-17	2	218	32	57	1	1,212	35
2017-18	4	210	21	70	1	1,190	36
2018-19	2	204	22	59	1	1,186	33
2019-20	1	208	31	54	0	1,162	35
2020-21	2	213	31	63	0	1,176	40
2021-22	2	213	41	65	0	1,160	46
2022-23	4	228	42	84	0	1,094	40
2023-24	6	239	40	91	0	1,064	48
2024-25	5	257	41	81	0	1,069	52
Average	3	218	33	68	0	1,154	40