How Student Population Changes at DMACC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 22,338 where 21,637 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in DMACC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Des Moines Area Community College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	20,167	9,304	10,863
2014-15	23,526 3,359	11,063 1,759	12,463 1,600
2015-16	22,298 -1,228	10,495 -568	11,803 -660
2016-17	22,446 148	10,291 -204	12,155 352
2017-18	22,982 536	10,419 128	12,563 408
2018-19	23,474 492	10,475 56	12,999 436
2019-20	23,258 -216	10,164 -311	13,094 95
2020-21	23,051 -207	9,836 -328	13,215 121
2021-22	20,536 -2,515	8,831 -1,005	11,705 -1,510
2022-23	21,637 1,101	9,438 607	12,199 494
Average	22,338	10,032	12,306

Des Moines Area Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 64.27%. The percentage was 76.87% 10 years ago and DMACC still has a high percentage of white students. 4.15% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.93% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Des Moines Area Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	69	604	1,363	1,108	16	15,503	460
2014-15	88	845	1,440	1,509	14	17,859	574
2015-16	82	750	1,272	1,503	16	16,807	457
2016-17	77	855	1,188	1,633	15	15,963	452
2017-18	75	954	1,358	1,857	12	15,887	403
2018-19	82	960	1,405	1,969	11	16,241	522
2019-20	54	995	1,444	1,972	12	15,978	505
2020-21	50	933	1,209	1,700	7	15,524	485
2021-22	44	795	1,072	1,565	8	13,234	466
2022-23	72	897	1,284	1,928	8	13,907	470
Average	69	859	1,304	1,674	12	15,690	479

Des Moines Area Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,265 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 24% of total students. The number of online students has increased 102.66% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Des Moines Area Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	23,526	2,598	2,928	18,000
2015-16	22,298	2,737	2,929	16,632
2016-17	22,446	2,937	3,078	16,431
2017-18	22,982	3,661	3,019	16,302
2018-19	23,474	3,589	3,552	16,333
2019-20	23,258	3,977	3,746	15,535
2020-21	18,201	11,766	2,772	3,663
2021-22	20,536	5,710	4,541	10,285
2022-23	21,637	5,265	4,425	11,947
Average	22,040	4,693	3,443	13,903

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Enrollment Trends at DMACC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes