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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,164 undergrads, where 36% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−15% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.56

Diversity index vs. every college0.56
0.56
← 0.00higher than 46% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients36%
National median: 34%About typical
First-generation students24%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college36%
36%
← 0%higher than 55% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

1,164undergrads
Compared to every college1.2K
1.2K
← 19larger than 41% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

303 first-time students

56% came from other states and 2.0% from abroad; 42% are from Iowa. More from other states than at 84% of colleges.

  • In-state (Iowa)42%
  • Other states56%
  • Abroad2.0%

Top home states

  1. Iowa(home state)42% 127
  2. Illinois17% 50
  3. Texas8.3% 25
  4. Colorado5.9% 18
  5. Minnesota3.6% 11

From 27 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.

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

40

new transfer students, 12% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 18% of colleges.

40 full-time, 0 part-time.

Going on to another college

25%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 110 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.

Men50%
National median: 44%Above typical

50% women

Another gender: Fewer than 10 undergraduates

Part-time students1.4%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older1.7%
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 1,347 students.

Housing

Beds

1,347

Room for every undergrad (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

NCAA Division III · American Rivers Conference

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

How the American Rivers Conference compares

ROTC

Army, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

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

Religious life

Affiliation

Presbyterian Church (USA)

Other Presbyterian and Reformed colleges

Faith communities · 1

Christian

The Navigators

Greek life

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Fewer than 10 undergraduates

Gender unknown: 0

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

125 applied · 97 admitted · fewer than 10 enrolled

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)