A total of 202,899 students are enrolled in Iowa colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
There are 175,081 undergraduate and 27,818 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 86.29% and the proportion of graduate students is 13.71%.
By school level, 119,415 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 82,833 students enrolled in community colleges, and 651 students enrolled in trade schools.
For Iowa colleges, University of Iowa has the most number of students of 30,015 among 4-year colleges. For Iowa community colleges, Des Moines Area Community College has the most students of 21,637 and Capri College-Dubuque is the largest trade school with 175.
By attending status, there are 128,892 full-time students and 74,007 part-time students at Iowa colleges.
The following table compares student population by school level between Iowa colleges. A total of 202,899 students have enrolled in Iowa colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||
| Allen CollegePrivate, 4-year | 497 | 278 | 248 | 30 | 219 | 145 | 74 |
| Briar Cliff UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 927 | 709 | 556 | 153 | 218 | 112 | 106 |
| Buena Vista UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,973 | 1,474 | 1,295 | 179 | 499 | 9 | 490 |
| Capri College-DubuquePrivate, Less than 2-year | 175 | 175 | 175 | - | - | - | - |
| Capri College-Cedar RapidsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 142 | 142 | 142 | - | - | - | - |
| Central CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,169 | 1,169 | 1,118 | 51 | - | - | - |
| Clarke UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 965 | 785 | 706 | 79 | 180 | 92 | 88 |
| Coe CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,264 | 1,264 | 1,242 | 22 | - | - | - |
| Cornell CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,073 | 1,058 | 1,057 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Des Moines Area Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 21,637 | 21,637 | 5,257 | 16,380 | - | - | - |
| Divine Word CollegePrivate, 4-year | 68 | 68 | 56 | 12 | - | - | - |
| Dordt UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,861 | 1,618 | 1,459 | 159 | 243 | 23 | 220 |
| Drake UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,685 | 2,835 | 2,744 | 91 | 1,850 | 840 | 1,010 |
| University of DubuquePrivate, 4-year | 1,776 | 1,444 | 1,207 | 237 | 332 | 284 | 48 |
| Ellsworth Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 718 | 718 | 518 | 200 | - | - | - |
| Emmaus Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year | 206 | 206 | 170 | 36 | - | - | - |
| Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictPublic, 2-4 year | 7,145 | 7,145 | 1,931 | 5,214 | - | - | - |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 448 | 377 | 283 | 94 | 71 | 28 | 43 |
| Graceland University-LamoniPrivate, 4-year | 1,237 | 885 | 818 | 67 | 352 | 158 | 194 |
| Grand View UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,827 | 1,556 | 1,390 | 166 | 271 | 134 | 137 |
| Grinnell CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,759 | 1,759 | 1,706 | 53 | - | - | - |
| Orion Technical CollegePrivate, 4-year | 75 | 75 | 75 | - | - | - | - |
| Hawkeye Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,787 | 4,787 | 1,834 | 2,953 | - | - | - |
| American Hair AcademyPrivate, 2-4 year | 20 | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Indian Hills Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,361 | 3,361 | 1,665 | 1,696 | - | - | - |
| Iowa Central Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,058 | 5,058 | 2,637 | 2,421 | - | - | - |
| Iowa Lakes Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,960 | 1,960 | 769 | 1,191 | - | - | - |
| UnityPoint Health-Des Moines School of Radiologic TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 19 | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| Iowa School of Beauty-Des MoinesPrivate, 2-4 year | 77 | 77 | 77 | - | - | - | - |
| Iowa State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 29,969 | 25,241 | 23,992 | 1,249 | 4,728 | 3,029 | 1,699 |
| Iowa Western Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,342 | 5,342 | 2,308 | 3,034 | - | - | - |
| University of IowaPublic, 4-year | 30,015 | 21,973 | 20,255 | 1,718 | 8,042 | 5,051 | 2,991 |
| Kirkwood Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 12,406 | 12,406 | 4,166 | 8,240 | - | - | - |
| La James International College-Cedar FallsPrivate, 2-4 year | 39 | 39 | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| La James International College-JohnstonPrivate, 2-4 year | 57 | 57 | 57 | - | - | - | - |
| La James College of Hairstyling and CosmetologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 59 | 59 | 59 | - | - | - | - |
| La James International College-Ft DodgePrivate, 2-4 year | 21 | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| Loras CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,319 | 1,227 | 1,147 | 80 | 92 | 81 | 11 |
| Luther CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,610 | 1,610 | 1,593 | 17 | - | - | - |
| Maharishi International UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,673 | 681 | 455 | 226 | 1,992 | 1,289 | 703 |
| Marshalltown Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,707 | 1,707 | 704 | 1,003 | - | - | - |
| Mercy College of Health SciencesPrivate, 4-year | 911 | 909 | 457 | 452 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Morningside UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,249 | 1,186 | 1,128 | 58 | 1,063 | 59 | 1,004 |
| Mount Mercy UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,526 | 1,271 | 998 | 273 | 255 | 105 | 150 |
| North Iowa Area Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,479 | 2,479 | 1,138 | 1,341 | - | - | - |
| University of Northern IowaPublic, 4-year | 8,945 | 7,735 | 6,976 | 759 | 1,210 | 399 | 811 |
| Northwestern CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,651 | 1,153 | 1,019 | 134 | 498 | 96 | 402 |
| Northeast Iowa Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,355 | 4,355 | 967 | 3,388 | - | - | - |
| Northwest Iowa Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,811 | 1,811 | 569 | 1,242 | - | - | - |
| Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical CenterPrivate, 4-year | 1,527 | - | - | - | 1,527 | 1,392 | 135 |
| Palmer College of ChiropracticPrivate, 4-year | 2,178 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 2,146 | 2,113 | 33 |
| PCI Academy-AmesPrivate, 2-4 year | 126 | 126 | 20 | 106 | - | - | - |
| Saint Ambrose UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,747 | 2,118 | 2,030 | 88 | 629 | 441 | 188 |
| St Luke's CollegePrivate, 4-year | 196 | 196 | 86 | 110 | - | - | - |
| La James International College-DavenportPrivate, 2-4 year | 96 | 96 | 96 | - | - | - | - |
| Simpson CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,151 | 1,127 | 1,062 | 65 | 24 | 16 | 8 |
| Southeastern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,476 | 2,476 | 1,170 | 1,306 | - | - | - |
| Southwestern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,581 | 1,581 | 652 | 929 | - | - | - |
| Capri College-DavenportPrivate, Less than 2-year | 146 | 146 | 146 | - | - | - | - |
| Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux CityPrivate, 2-4 year | 13 | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| SOHO Hair AcademyPrivate, 2-4 year | 30 | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Upper Iowa UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,072 | 2,463 | 1,249 | 1,214 | 609 | 468 | 141 |
| Waldorf UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,763 | 2,295 | 1,577 | 718 | 468 | 195 | 273 |
| Wartburg CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,444 | 1,416 | 1,363 | 53 | 28 | 23 | 5 |
| Wartburg Theological SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 186 | - | - | - | 186 | 169 | 17 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar FallsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 94 | 94 | 94 | - | - | - | - |
| Western Iowa Tech Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,150 | 5,150 | 1,638 | 3,512 | - | - | - |
| William Penn UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,473 | 1,404 | 1,290 | 114 | 69 | 43 | 26 |
| Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year | 22 | 22 | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| Ross College-DavenportPrivate, 2-4 year | 28 | 28 | 24 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Faust Institute of Cosmetology-Spirit LakePrivate, Less than 2-year | 19 | 19 | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| Carlson College of Massage TherapyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 32 | 32 | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| Aveda Institute-Des MoinesPrivate, 2-4 year | 180 | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - |
| PCI Academy-Iowa CityPrivate, 2-4 year | 73 | 73 | 10 | 63 | - | - | - |
| Body Wisdom Massage Therapy SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 43 | 43 | 37 | 6 | - | - | - |