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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 742 undergrads, where 37% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−20% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.68

Diversity index vs. every college0.68
0.68
← 0.00higher than 75% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients37%
National median: 34%About typical
First-generation students29%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college37%
37%
← 0%higher than 57% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

742undergrads
Compared to every college742
742
← 19larger than 28% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

135 first-time students

64% came from other states and 3.0% from abroad; 33% are from Iowa. More from other states than at 89% of colleges.

  • In-state (Iowa)33%
  • Other states64%
  • Abroad3.0%

Top home states

  1. Iowa(home state)33% 44
  2. Illinois18% 24
  3. Wisconsin7.4% 10
  4. Florida5.9% 8
  5. Texas5.9% 8

From 24 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

91

new transfer students, 40% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 73% of colleges.

87 full-time, 4 part-time.

Going on to another college

35%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 85 students).

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

Who they are

Almost everyone studies full-time.

Men54%
National median: 44%Above typical

46% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students2.4%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older7.0%
National median: 11%Below 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 616 students.

Housing

Beds

616

About 83 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 19 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NAIA · Heart of America Athletic Conference

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

How the Heart of America Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Not listed

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

Religious life

Affiliation

Roman Catholic

Other Catholic colleges

In admission

Religious affiliation or commitment: not considered

Campus ministries

Listed among campus activities

Greek life

  • Fraternity and sorority housing

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;Clarke University Common Data Set 2019–20, Fall 2019;Clarke University Common Data Set 2019–20, 2019–20;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)