The student population at Iowa State University is 29,969 (25,241 undergraduate and 4,728 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,986 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at ISU is 84.22% which is decreased by 2,418 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 568 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.83 to 1 which means that male students enrolled slightly more than female students.

1,013 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -29.51% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 33,648 where 29,969 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

84.22% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.78% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 2,418 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 568 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.83 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in ISU than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Iowa State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1432,95527,65915,65812,0015,2962,8082,488
2014-1534,435
1,480
28,893
1,234
16,349
691
12,544
543
5,542
246
2,941
133
2,601
113
2015-1635,714
1,279
30,034
1,141
17,071
722
12,963
419
5,680
138
3,084
143
2,596
-5
2016-1736,350
636
30,671
637
17,585
514
13,086
123
5,679
-1
3,118
34
2,561
-35
2017-1836,158
-192
30,571
-100
17,586
1
12,985
-101
5,587
-92
3,085
-33
2,502
-59
2018-1934,992
-1,166
29,621
-950
17,076
-510
12,545
-440
5,371
-216
2,834
-251
2,537
35
2019-2033,372
-1,620
28,294
-1,327
16,197
-879
12,097
-448
5,078
-293
2,635
-199
2,443
-94
2020-2131,822
-1,550
26,843
-1,451
15,170
-1,027
11,673
-424
4,979
-99
2,499
-136
2,480
37
2021-2230,708
-1,114
25,808
-1,035
14,467
-703
11,341
-332
4,900
-79
2,481
-18
2,419
-61
2022-2329,969
-739
25,241
-567
14,072
-395
11,169
-172
4,728
-172
2,345
-136
2,383
-36
Average33,64828,36416,12312,2405,2842,7832,501
Iowa State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 28,364 where 25,241 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Iowa State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1427,65926,17714,73311,4441,482925557
2014-1528,89327,44015,43412,0061,453915538
2015-1630,03428,77116,29712,4741,263774489
2016-1730,67128,87216,50412,3681,7991,081718
2017-1830,57128,74316,45612,2871,8281,130698
2018-1929,62127,92916,04311,8861,6921,033659
2019-2028,29426,71315,23111,4821,581966615
2020-2126,84325,27114,18411,0871,572986586
2021-2225,80824,46113,63510,8261,347832515
2022-2325,24123,99213,29710,6951,249775474
Average28,36428,36415,18111,65628,364942585
Iowa State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,284 where 4,728 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Iowa State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,2963,2211,6321,5892,0751,176899
2014-155,5423,4481,7611,6872,0941,180914
2015-165,6803,7281,9451,7831,9521,139813
2016-175,6793,4281,7961,6322,2511,322929
2017-185,5873,4261,8161,6102,1611,269892
2018-195,3713,2841,6391,6452,0871,195892
2019-205,0783,0681,4991,5692,0101,136874
2020-214,9793,0311,4581,5731,9481,041907
2021-224,9003,0921,5191,5731,808962846
2022-234,7283,0291,4471,5821,699898801
Average5,2845,2841,6511,6245,2841,132877
Iowa State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 72.19%. The percentage was 73.38% 10 years ago and ISU still has a high percentage of white students. 4.10% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.63% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Iowa State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14678758191,3342924,184565
2014-15809408911,4513124,843672
2015-16919939431,5643525,516700
2016-17751,0839541,7242925,550752
2017-18751,1009761,8272925,239748
2018-19731,1499281,9332224,740778
2019-20661,1498501,9822423,831799
2020-21561,1898671,9512423,124837
2021-22541,1658211,9931822,282838
2022-23481,2287871,9862321,634809
Average691,0878841,7752624,094750
Iowa State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,013 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -29.51% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Iowa State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1534,4351,4373,79829,200
2015-1635,7141,4494,24530,020
2016-1736,3501,5174,69430,139
2017-1836,1581,4065,32729,425
2018-1934,9921,3746,21527,403
2019-2033,3721,2986,50425,570
2020-2131,8224,28924,0453,488
2021-2230,7081,10814,91114,689
2022-2329,9691,01315,54513,411
Average33,7241,6559,47622,594

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