The student population at Des Moines Area Community College is 21,637 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 1,470 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

5,265 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 102.66% since 2014.

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.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-1420,1679,30410,863
2014-1523,526
3,359
11,063
1,759
12,463
1,600
2015-1622,298
-1,228
10,495
-568
11,803
-660
2016-1722,446
148
10,291
-204
12,155
352
2017-1822,982
536
10,419
128
12,563
408
2018-1923,474
492
10,475
56
12,999
436
2019-2023,258
-216
10,164
-311
13,094
95
2020-2123,051
-207
9,836
-328
13,215
121
2021-2220,536
-2,515
8,831
-1,005
11,705
-1,510
2022-2321,637
1,101
9,438
607
12,199
494
Average22,33810,03212,306
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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14696041,3631,1081615,503460
2014-15888451,4401,5091417,859574
2015-16827501,2721,5031616,807457
2016-17778551,1881,6331515,963452
2017-18759541,3581,8571215,887403
2018-19829601,4051,9691116,241522
2019-20549951,4441,9721215,978505
2020-21509331,2091,700715,524485
2021-22447951,0721,565813,234466
2022-23728971,2841,928813,907470
Average698591,3041,6741215,690479
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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1523,5262,5982,92818,000
2015-1622,2982,7372,92916,632
2016-1722,4462,9373,07816,431
2017-1822,9823,6613,01916,302
2018-1923,4743,5893,55216,333
2019-2023,2583,9773,74615,535
2020-2118,20111,7662,7723,663
2021-2220,5365,7104,54110,285
2022-2321,6375,2654,42511,947
Average22,0404,6933,44313,903

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