Student Population at Des Moines Area Community College

2023 Student Population	Men	Women
21,637	9,438	12,199

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 21,637 students have enrolled in Des Moines Area Community College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 9,438 male and 12,199 female students are attending the school.

It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (5,900 students in average - public Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus).

5,265 students are enrolled exclusively, and 4,425 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

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Student Population by Gender

Des Moines Area Community College has a total of 21,637 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. All 21,637 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By gender, 9,438 male and 12,199 female students (the male-female ratio is 44:56) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Undergraduate
Total	21,637
Men	9,438
Women	12,199

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 13,907 White, 1,284 Black, and 897 Asian students out of a total of 21,637 are attending at Des Moines Area Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	72	33	39
Asian	897	430	467
Black	1,284	506	778
Hispanic	1,928	792	1,136
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	8	3	5
White	13,907	6,148	7,759
Two or more races	470	175	295
Race Unknown	3,003	1,311	1,692

Student Age Distribution

By age, DMACC has 9,328 students under 18 years old and 30 students over 65 years old. There are 17,972 students under 25 years old, and 3,665 students over 25 years old out of 21,637 total students.

Student Age Distribution
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	9,328	5,287	4,041
18-19	4,818	2,462	2,356
20-21	2,287	1,298	989
22-24	1,539	866	673
25-29	1,304	805	499
30-34	857	554	303
35-39	593	360	233
40-49	627	405	222
50-64	254	145	109
Over 65	30	17	13

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Des Moines Area Community College, 5,265 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,425 students are enrolled in some online courses.

4,638 students lived in Iowa or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 627 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	21,637	5,265	4,425
Undergraduate	21,637	5,265	4,425

Online Student Population by Locality
	Iowa Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	4,638	620	7

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 21,637 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,200 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.55%.716 students have transferred in as full-time status and 484 students transferred in as part-time status.