by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is Iowa? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at Iowa. We examined racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual ran the numbers to discover how diverse the standard college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Iowa total enrollment is approximately 26,249 students. 21,101 are undergraduates and 5,148 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Iowa undergraduate population is made up of 56.0% women, and 44.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Iowa Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 15,714 | 74.6% |
| Hispanic | 1,937 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 973 | 4.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 817 | 3.9% |
| Unknown | 681 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 596 | 2.8% |
| International | 344 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 55.6% of full-time grad students are women, and 44.4% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Iowa Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,131 | 60.9% |
| International | 819 | 15.9% |
| Hispanic | 344 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 338 | 6.6% |
| Unknown | 200 | 3.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 158 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 146 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 18,845 | 71.9% |
| Hispanic | 2,281 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 1,311 | 5.0% |
| International | 1,163 | 4.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 975 | 3.7% |
| Unknown | 881 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 742 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | 0.1% |
University of Iowa faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 64.4% |
| Asian | 12.3% |
| International | 10.9% |
| Unknown | 4.7% |
| Hispanic | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 2.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 14,678 female students and 11,571 male students at Iowa.
University of Iowa faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 70.8% of Iowa students come from within the state, and 29.2% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 43 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 2,812 | 54.7% |
| Illinois | 1,398 | 27.2% |
| Minnesota | 324 | 6.3% |
| Wisconsin | 191 | 3.7% |
| Missouri | 53 | 1.0% |
Iowa hosts roughly 4.4% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the global diversity of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Iowa, 63.0% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 9,731 | 31.6% |
| 18-19 | 9,670 | 31.4% |
| 22-24 | 4,674 | 15.2% |
| 25-29 | 3,256 | 10.6% |
| 35 and over | 1,845 | 6.0% |
| 30-34 | 1,429 | 4.6% |
| Under 18 | 174 | 0.6% |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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