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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 624 undergrads, where 53% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

−35% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.61

Diversity index vs. every college0.61
0.61
← 0.00higher than 57% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients53%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students36%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college53%
53%
← 0%higher than 84% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

624undergrads
Compared to every college624
624
← 19larger than 25% of 1,89337.8K →

11% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 14% take some

Where first-years come from

142 first-time students

53% came from other states and 15% from abroad; 32% are from Iowa. More from other states than at 82% of colleges.

  • In-state (Iowa)32%
  • Other states53%
  • Abroad15%

Top home states

  1. Iowa(home state)32% 45
  2. Nebraska17% 24
  3. Texas7.7% 11
  4. South Dakota5.6% 8
  5. Colorado3.5% 5

From 20 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

74

new transfer students, 34% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 66% of colleges.

59 full-time, 15 part-time.

Going on to another college

31%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 129 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

9.9% of undergrads study part-time.

Men54%
National median: 44%Above typical

46% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students9.9%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older11%
National median: 11%About typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 383 students.

Housing

Beds

383

About 61 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Up to 20 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NAIA · Great Plains Athletic Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Great Plains Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Not listed

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

Roman Catholic

Other Catholic colleges

Faith communities · 1

Christian

The Navigators

Greek life

No fraternity or sorority chapters found in national directories (October 2026).

LGBTQ+ life

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 0

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)