A total of 138,115 students are enrolled in Iowa colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Iowa colleges and universites, 29,161 students are 18 years old or younger(21.11%), 37,987 students are 18 or 19 years old (27.50%), 27,324 students are between 20 and 22 years old (19.78%), 15,812 students are between 22 and 24 years old (11.45%), and 11,149 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.07%).
10,136 students are between 30 and 39 years old (7.34%), 4,594 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.33%), 1,821 students are 50 years old or older (1.32%).
In Iowa 4-year colleges and universites, 650 students are 18 years old or younger(0.50%), 18,733 students are 18 or 19 years old (14.37%), 19,116 students are between 20 and 22 years old (14.66%), 10,856 students are between 22 and 24 years old (8.33%), 6,848 students are between 25 and 29 years old (5.25%), 5,334 students are between 30 and 39 years old (4.09%), 2,535 students are between 40 and 49 years old (1.94%), 1,006 students are 50 years old or older (0.77%)
In Iowa community colleges, there are 47,733 students are younger than 20 years old (32.79%), 13,091 students are between 20 and 24 years old (8.99%), 4,281 students are between 25 and 29 years old (2.94%), and 7,659 students are 30 years old or older (5.26%).
In Iowa trade schools, there are 32 students are younger than 20 years old (11.27%), 73 students are between 20 and 24 years old (25.70%), 20 students are between 25 and 29 years old (7.04%), and 17 students are 30 years old or older (5.99%).
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 138,115 | 29,161 (21.11%) |
37,987 (27.50%) |
27,324 (19.78%) |
15,812 (11.45%) |
11,149 (8.07%) |
10,136 (7.34%) |
4,594 (3.33%) |
1,821 (1.32%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 130,382 | 650 (0.50%) |
18,733 (14.37%) |
19,116 (14.66%) |
10,856 (8.33%) |
6,848 (5.25%) |
5,334 (4.09%) |
2,535 (1.94%) |
1,006 (0.77%) |
| Community Colleges | 145,564 | 28,509 (19.59%) |
19,224 (13.21%) |
8,160 (5.61%) |
4,931 (3.39%) |
4,281 (2.94%) |
4,788 (3.29%) |
2,057 (1.41%) |
814 (0.56%) |
| Trade Schools | 284 | 2 (0.70%) |
30 (10.56%) |
48 (16.90%) |
25 (8.80%) |
20 (7.04%) |
14 (4.93%) |
2 (0.70%) |
1 (0.35%) |
The following table compares student population by age between Iowa colleges. A total of 138,115 students have enrolled in Iowa colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Iowa Tech Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,150 | 2,218 (43.07%) |
1,130 (21.94%) |
503 (9.77%) | 338 (6.56%) |
377 (7.32%) |
377 (7.32%) |
155 (3.01%) | 52 (1.01%) |
| Wartburg CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,444 | 13 (0.90%) |
599 (41.48%) |
603 (41.76%) | 199 (13.78%) |
12 (0.83%) |
10 (0.69%) |
5 (0.35%) | 3 (0.21%) |
| Upper Iowa UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,072 | 24 (0.78%) |
290 (9.44%) |
341 (11.10%) | 401 (13.05%) |
545 (17.74%) |
815 (26.53%) |
464 (15.10%) | 192 (6.25%) |
| Southwestern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,581 | 590 (37.32%) |
514 (32.51%) |
169 (10.69%) | 74 (4.68%) |
75 (4.74%) |
95 (6.01%) |
49 (3.10%) | 15 (0.95%) |
| Simpson CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,151 | 5 (0.43%) |
385 (33.45%) |
456 (39.62%) | 209 (18.16%) |
23 (2.00%) |
38 (3.30%) |
27 (2.35%) | 8 (0.70%) |
| St Luke's CollegePrivate, 4-year | 196 | - | 9 (4.59%) |
40 (20.41%) | 57 (29.08%) |
38 (19.39%) |
35 (17.86%) |
12 (6.12%) | 5 (2.55%) |
| Saint Ambrose UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,747 | 7 (0.25%) |
801 (29.16%) |
872 (31.74%) | 616 (22.42%) |
201 (7.32%) |
123 (4.48%) |
77 (2.80%) | 40 (1.46%) |
| Palmer College of ChiropracticPrivate, 4-year | 2,178 | 1 (0.05%) |
3 (0.14%) |
106 (4.87%) | 929 (42.65%) |
885 (40.63%) |
210 (9.64%) |
42 (1.93%) | 2 (0.09%) |
| Northeast Iowa Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,355 | 816 (18.74%) |
1,905 (43.74%) |
634 (14.56%) | 365 (8.38%) |
248 (5.69%) |
226 (5.19%) |
118 (2.71%) | 43 (0.99%) |
| Mount Mercy UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,526 | 55 (3.60%) |
382 (25.03%) |
402 (26.34%) | 209 (13.70%) |
130 (8.52%) |
164 (10.75%) |
128 (8.39%) | 37 (2.42%) |
| Morningside UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,249 | 3 (0.13%) |
412 (18.32%) |
490 (21.79%) | 295 (13.12%) |
320 (14.23%) |
362 (16.10%) |
247 (10.98%) | 118 (5.25%) |
| Luther CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,610 | 9 (0.56%) |
673 (41.80%) |
770 (47.83%) | 147 (9.13%) |
5 (0.31%) |
4 (0.25%) |
- | 2 (0.12%) |
| Loras CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,319 | 4 (0.30%) |
475 (36.01%) |
503 (38.13%) | 217 (16.45%) |
40 (3.03%) |
29 (2.20%) |
16 (1.21%) | 15 (1.14%) |
| Kirkwood Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 12,406 | 4,248 (34.24%) |
3,351 (27.01%) |
1,674 (13.49%) | 958 (7.72%) |
739 (5.96%) |
897 (7.23%) |
394 (3.18%) | 145 (1.17%) |
| University of IowaPublic, 4-year | 30,015 | 225 (0.75%) |
9,221 (30.72%) |
8,930 (29.75%) | 4,810 (16.03%) |
3,437 (11.45%) |
2,298 (7.66%) |
798 (2.66%) | 296 (0.99%) |
| Iowa Western Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,342 | 1,922 (35.98%) |
1,672 (31.30%) |
618 (11.57%) | 317 (5.93%) |
308 (5.77%) |
335 (6.27%) |
129 (2.41%) | 41 (0.77%) |
| Iowa Lakes Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,960 | 838 (42.76%) |
630 (32.14%) |
209 (10.66%) | 89 (4.54%) |
68 (3.47%) |
67 (3.42%) |
32 (1.63%) | 12 (0.61%) |
| Iowa Central Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,058 | 1,684 (33.29%) |
1,689 (33.39%) |
568 (11.23%) | 280 (5.54%) |
282 (5.58%) |
344 (6.80%) |
154 (3.04%) | 57 (1.13%) |
| Indian Hills Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,361 | 1,497 (44.54%) |
972 (28.92%) |
345 (10.26%) | 158 (4.70%) |
120 (3.57%) |
158 (4.70%) |
75 (2.23%) | 36 (1.07%) |
| Hawkeye Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,787 | 2,030 (42.41%) |
1,260 (26.32%) |
522 (10.90%) | 308 (6.43%) |
260 (5.43%) |
271 (5.66%) |
97 (2.03%) | 39 (0.81%) |
| Grinnell CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,759 | 27 (1.53%) |
772 (43.89%) |
773 (43.95%) | 134 (7.62%) |
4 (0.23%) |
- | - | - |
| Graceland University-LamoniPrivate, 4-year | 1,237 | 34 (2.75%) |
318 (25.71%) |
290 (23.44%) | 170 (13.74%) |
121 (9.78%) |
156 (12.61%) |
94 (7.60%) | 53 (4.28%) |
| Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictPublic, 2-4 year | 7,145 | 3,338 (46.72%) |
1,283 (17.96%) |
631 (8.83%) | 505 (7.07%) |
500 (7.00%) |
568 (7.95%) |
227 (3.18%) | 90 (1.26%) |
| Emmaus Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 206 | 8 (3.88%) |
78 (37.86%) |
78 (37.86%) | 27 (13.11%) |
7 (3.40%) |
2 (0.97%) |
2 (0.97%) | 3 (1.46%) |
| Drake UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,685 | 41 (0.88%) |
1,288 (27.49%) |
1,315 (28.07%) | 782 (16.69%) |
475 (10.14%) |
430 (9.18%) |
256 (5.46%) | 98 (2.09%) |
| Dordt UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,861 | 16 (0.86%) |
333 (17.89%) |
745 (40.03%) | 533 (28.64%) |
75 (4.03%) |
79 (4.25%) |
56 (3.01%) | 19 (1.02%) |
| Divine Word CollegePrivate, 4-year | 68 | - | - | 1 (1.47%) | 3 (4.41%) |
15 (22.06%) |
43 (63.24%) |
5 (7.35%) | 1 (1.47%) |
| Des Moines Area Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 21,637 | 9,328 (43.11%) |
4,818 (22.27%) |
2,287 (10.57%) | 1,539 (7.11%) |
1,304 (6.03%) |
1,450 (6.70%) |
627 (2.90%) | 284 (1.31%) |
| Cornell CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,073 | 3 (0.28%) |
512 (47.72%) |
426 (39.70%) | 117 (10.90%) |
4 (0.37%) |
3 (0.28%) |
4 (0.37%) | 2 (0.19%) |
| Coe CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,264 | 9 (0.71%) |
582 (46.04%) |
523 (41.38%) | 132 (10.44%) |
9 (0.71%) |
3 (0.24%) |
4 (0.32%) | 2 (0.16%) |
| Clarke UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 965 | 48 (4.97%) |
319 (33.06%) |
257 (26.63%) | 217 (22.49%) |
59 (6.11%) |
34 (3.52%) |
16 (1.66%) | 14 (1.45%) |
| Central CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,169 | 24 (2.05%) |
588 (50.30%) |
484 (41.40%) | 63 (5.39%) |
2 (0.17%) |
3 (0.26%) |
1 (0.09%) | 3 (0.26%) |
| Capri College-Cedar RapidsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 142 | 2 (1.41%) |
30 (21.13%) |
48 (33.80%) | 25 (17.61%) |
20 (14.08%) |
14 (9.86%) |
2 (1.41%) | 1 (0.70%) |
| Buena Vista UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,973 | 19 (0.96%) |
410 (20.78%) |
418 (21.19%) | 253 (12.82%) |
263 (13.33%) |
342 (17.33%) |
203 (10.29%) | 64 (3.24%) |
| Briar Cliff UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 927 | 75 (8.09%) |
262 (28.26%) |
183 (19.74%) | 189 (20.39%) |
83 (8.95%) |
76 (8.20%) |
42 (4.53%) | 16 (1.73%) |
| Allen CollegePrivate, 4-year | 497 | - | 21 (4.23%) |
110 (22.13%) | 147 (29.58%) |
95 (19.11%) |
75 (15.09%) |
36 (7.24%) | 13 (2.62%) |