Student Population at Iowa State University

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
29,96925,2414,728
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 29,969 students have enrolled in Iowa State University with 25,241 undergraduate and 4,728 graduate students.
By gender, 16,417 male and 13,552 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (33,713 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
1,013 students are enrolled exclusively, and 15,545 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

Iowa State University has a total of 29,969 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 25,241 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,728 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 16,417 male and 13,552 female students (the male-female ratio is 55:45) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total29,96925,2414,728
Men16,41714,0722,345
Women13,55211,1692,383

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 21,634 White, 787 Black, and 1,228 Asian students out of a total of 29,969 are attending at Iowa State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American482424
Asian1,228736492
Black787442345
Hispanic1,9869781,008
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders231310
White21,63411,7159,919
Two or more races809449360
Race Unknown1,011532479
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American422121
Asian1,103677426
Black665382283
Hispanic1,791904887
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1798
White19,39310,6818,712
Two or more races740411329
Race Unknown658418240
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American633
Asian1255966
Black1226062
Hispanic19574121
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders642
White2,2411,0341,207
Two or more races693831
Race Unknown353114239

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 Iowa State University, 1,013 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 15,545 students are enrolled in some online courses.
573 students lived in Iowa or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 440 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students29,9691,01315,545
Undergraduate25,24135714,821
Graduate4,728656724
Online Student Population by Locality
Iowa ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students57342020
Undergraduate257964
Graduate31632416

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 25,241 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,383 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.48%.1,304 students have transferred in as full-time status and 79 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time22,688
Transfer-in Full-time1,304
Regular Part-time1,170
Transfer-in Part-time79
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