The student population at University of Iowa is 30,015 (21,973 undergraduate and 8,042 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 267 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UI is 73.21% which is decreased by 1 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 268 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.25 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

3,200 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 34.34% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 30,788 where 30,015 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

73.21% of total students is undergraduate students and 26.79% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 268 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.25 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in UI than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1429,74821,97410,55011,4247,7743,8223,952
2014-1529,970
222
22,354
380
10,794
244
11,560
136
7,616
-158
3,715
-107
3,901
-51
2015-1630,844
874
23,357
1,003
11,227
433
12,130
570
7,487
-129
3,671
-44
3,816
-85
2016-1732,011
1,167
24,476
1,119
11,624
397
12,852
722
7,535
48
3,722
51
3,813
-3
2017-1832,166
155
24,503
27
11,561
-63
12,942
90
7,663
128
3,729
7
3,934
121
2018-1931,656
-510
23,989
-514
11,191
-370
12,798
-144
7,667
4
3,676
-53
3,991
57
2019-2031,240
-416
23,482
-507
10,830
-361
12,652
-146
7,758
91
3,677
1
4,081
90
2020-2130,318
-922
22,304
-1,178
10,091
-739
12,213
-439
8,014
256
3,700
23
4,314
233
2021-2229,909
-409
21,608
-696
9,564
-527
12,044
-169
8,301
287
3,828
128
4,473
159
2022-2330,015
106
21,973
365
9,651
87
12,322
278
8,042
-259
3,665
-163
4,377
-96
Average30,78823,00210,70812,2947,7863,7214,065
University of Iowa Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 23,002 where 21,973 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 University of Iowa since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1421,97419,5229,39010,1322,4521,1601,292
2014-1522,35419,5469,38410,1622,8081,4101,398
2015-1623,35719,9119,50110,4103,4461,7261,720
2016-1724,47620,8689,90610,9623,6081,7181,890
2017-1824,50321,2229,98111,2413,2811,5801,701
2018-1923,98921,69010,07511,6152,2991,1161,183
2019-2023,48221,2129,71711,4952,2701,1131,157
2020-2122,30420,2279,08911,1382,0771,0021,075
2021-2221,60819,7488,70911,0391,8608551,005
2022-2321,97320,2558,86611,3891,718785933
Average23,00223,0029,46210,95823,0021,2471,335
University of Iowa Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,786 where 8,042 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 University of Iowa since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,7744,7732,2882,4853,0011,5341,467
2014-157,6164,8782,3862,4922,7381,3291,409
2015-167,4874,7092,3022,4072,7781,3691,409
2016-177,5354,7562,3182,4382,7791,4041,375
2017-187,6634,7502,2822,4682,9131,4471,466
2018-197,6674,7422,2442,4982,9251,4321,493
2019-207,7585,4522,5642,8882,3061,1131,193
2020-218,0144,9582,2112,7473,0561,4891,567
2021-228,3015,1062,2762,8303,1951,5521,643
2022-238,0425,0512,2132,8382,9911,4521,539
Average7,7867,7862,3082,6097,7861,4121,456
University of Iowa Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 72.09%. The percentage was 69.72% 10 years ago and UI still has a high percentage of white students. 5.10% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.08% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14591,0108181,5822620,741626
2014-15501,0568531,7302620,118630
2015-16501,2389591,9842820,558720
2016-17541,3801,0302,1482821,682832
2017-18571,4521,0312,1962422,315925
2018-19561,4469742,2382422,334977
2019-20611,4259402,2832022,338998
2020-211191,4639012,3172021,8951,019
2021-22451,5489492,3701921,5041,029
2022-23421,5319252,4542021,6371,040
Average591,3559382,1302421,512880
University of Iowa Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,200 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 34.34% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Iowa from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1529,9702,3828,86418,724
2015-1630,8442,62210,16218,060
2016-1732,0112,8985,50723,606
2017-1832,1663,0626,30122,803
2018-1931,6563,02212,07316,561
2019-2031,2403,00312,66915,568
2020-2130,3183,17512,67914,464
2021-2229,9093,39312,97513,541
2022-2330,0153,20014,29712,518
Average30,9032,97310,61417,316

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