Enrollment Trends for Iowa Colleges

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 127,851, and 119,909 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 77.00% are undergraduate students and 23.00% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 13,360, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 259.

The women to men ratio is 1.15 to 1, meaning that there are slightly more women students enrolled in Iowa Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Iowa Colleges since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
• By Level Chart
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Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	133,012	105,691	51,072	54,619	27,321	12,232	15,089
2015-16	134,420 1,408	106,704 1,013	51,626 554	55,078 459	27,716 395	12,610 378	15,106 17
2016-17	136,131 1,711	107,804 1,100	52,339 713	55,465 387	28,327 611	12,916 306	15,411 305
2017-18	135,623 -508	107,061 -743	52,114 -225	54,947 -518	28,562 235	12,818 -98	15,744 333
2018-19	132,544 -3,079	104,146 -2,915	50,731 -1,383	53,415 -1,532	28,398 -164	12,540 -278	15,858 114
2019-20	129,115 -3,429	100,926 -3,220	48,823 -1,908	52,103 -1,312	28,189 -209	12,294 -246	15,895 37
2020-21	124,397 -4,718	96,399 -4,527	46,168 -2,655	50,231 -1,872	27,998 -191	12,095 -199	15,903 8
2021-22	121,667 -2,730	93,341 -3,058	44,585 -1,583	48,756 -1,475	28,326 328	12,245 150	16,081 178
2022-23	120,286 -1,381	92,382 -959	44,068 -517	48,314 -442	27,904 -422	11,951 -294	15,953 -128
2023-24	119,261 -1,025	91,745 -637	43,744 -324	48,001 -313	27,516 -388	11,765 -186	15,751 -202
2024-25	119,909 648	92,331 586	44,184 440	48,147 146	27,578 62	11,530 -235	16,048 297
Average	127,851	99,866	48,132	51,734	27,985	12,272	15,713

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 99,866. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 13,360 from 105,691 to 92,331.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Iowa Colleges since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	105,691	93,908	45,908	48,000	11,783	5,164	6,619
2015-16	106,704	94,874	46,488	48,386	11,830	5,138	6,692
2016-17	107,804	95,174	46,729	48,445	12,630	5,610	7,020
2017-18	107,061	94,582	46,497	48,085	12,479	5,617	6,862
2018-19	104,146	93,192	45,741	47,451	10,954	4,990	5,964
2019-20	100,926	90,287	44,055	46,232	10,639	4,768	5,871
2020-21	96,399	86,229	41,590	44,639	10,170	4,578	5,592
2021-22	93,341	84,221	40,596	43,625	9,120	3,989	5,131
2022-23	92,382	83,529	40,187	43,342	8,853	3,881	4,972
2023-24	91,745	82,857	39,957	42,900	8,888	3,787	5,101
2024-25	92,331	83,141	40,145	42,996	9,190	4,039	5,151
Average	99,866	99,866	43,445	45,827	99,866	4,687	5,907

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 27,985. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 257 from 27,321 to 27,578.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Iowa Colleges since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	27,321	16,446	7,908	8,538	10,875	4,324	6,551
2015-16	27,716	16,812	8,332	8,480	10,904	4,278	6,626
2016-17	28,327	16,666	8,288	8,378	11,661	4,628	7,033
2017-18	28,562	16,744	8,128	8,616	11,818	4,690	7,128
2018-19	28,398	16,678	7,950	8,728	11,720	4,590	7,130
2019-20	28,189	17,242	8,136	9,106	10,947	4,158	6,789
2020-21	27,998	16,216	7,448	8,768	11,782	4,647	7,135
2021-22	28,326	16,767	7,732	9,035	11,559	4,513	7,046
2022-23	27,904	16,875	7,796	9,079	11,029	4,155	6,874
2023-24	27,516	16,657	7,523	9,134	10,859	4,242	6,617
2024-25	27,578	16,497	7,196	9,301	11,081	4,334	6,747
Average	27,985	27,985	7,858	8,833	27,985	4,414	6,880

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.79%. The percentage was 73.24% 10 years ago and Iowa Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 3.60% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.44% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Iowa Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2014-15	353	3,462	5,402	6,195	262	97,420	2,553
2015-16	362	3,731	5,695	6,803	258	96,982	2,758
2016-17	385	4,041	5,928	7,420	174	97,497	3,006
2017-18	403	4,156	6,051	7,696	178	96,548	3,165
2018-19	406	4,209	5,997	7,818	179	94,358	3,355
2019-20	314	4,153	5,609	8,034	192	91,382	3,395
2020-21	367	4,228	5,588	8,257	184	88,508	3,538
2021-22	311	4,332	5,597	8,476	164	86,488	3,605
2022-23	297	4,423	5,496	8,608	172	84,984	3,733
2023-24	296	4,328	5,309	8,781	167	83,515	3,782
2024-25	308	4,319	5,319	9,003	160	82,480	3,890
Average	346	4,126	5,636	7,917	190	90,924	3,344

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

17,834 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 105.13% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Iowa Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

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