Enrollment Trends at Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center

The student population at Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center is 1,527 (all graduate). The number of students has decreased by 236 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.16 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

146 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -51.50% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,592 where 1,527 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.16 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,763	814	949
2014-15	1,662 -101	808 -6	854 -95
2015-16	1,603 -59	800 -8	803 -51
2016-17	1,585 -18	805 5	780 -23
2017-18	1,575 -10	795 -10	780 0
2018-19	1,549 -26	778 -17	771 -9
2019-20	1,530 -19	780 2	750 -21
2020-21	1,559 29	775 -5	784 34
2021-22	1,562 3	741 -34	821 37
2022-23	1,527 -35	706 -35	821 0
Average	1,592	780	811

Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.64%. The percentage was 80.15% 10 years ago and Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center still has a high percentage of white students. 14.93% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.75% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center 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	1	179	46	32	2	1,413	42
2014-15	4	184	40	38	1	1,315	34
2015-16	3	191	33	53	0	1,230	35
2016-17	2	218	32	57	1	1,212	35
2017-18	4	210	21	70	1	1,190	36
2018-19	2	204	22	59	1	1,186	33
2019-20	1	208	31	54	0	1,162	35
2020-21	2	213	31	63	0	1,176	40
2021-22	2	213	41	65	0	1,160	46
2022-23	4	228	42	84	0	1,094	40
Average	3	205	34	58	1	1,214	38

Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

146 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -51.50% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,662	301	1,128	233
2015-16	1,603	183	789	631
2016-17	1,585	158	819	608
2017-18	1,575	109	834	632
2018-19	1,549	93	819	637
2019-20	1,530	110	775	645
2020-21	1,559	194	800	565
2021-22	1,562	173	558	831
2022-23	1,527	146	575	806
Average	1,572	163	789	621

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