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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,597 undergrads, where 20% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

+19% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.33

Diversity index vs. every college0.33
0.33
← 0.00higher than 14% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients20%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students12%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college20%
20%
← 0%higher than 18% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

1,597undergrads
Compared to every college1.6K
1.6K
← 19larger than 51% of 1,89337.8K →

7% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 16% take some

Where first-years come from

461 first-time students

60% came from other states and 7.6% from abroad; 33% are from Iowa. More from other states than at 86% of colleges.

  • In-state (Iowa)33%
  • Other states60%
  • Abroad7.6%

Top home states

  1. Iowa(home state)33% 151
  2. Minnesota11% 52
  3. South Dakota9.3% 43
  4. California6.1% 28
  5. Washington3.7% 17

From 28 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

18

new transfer students, 3.8% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 5% of colleges.

17 full-time, 1 part-time.

Going on to another college

4.7%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 22 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: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students1.1%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older1.4%
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 1,509 students.

Housing

Beds

1,509

About 94 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 21 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

Not listed

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

Christian Reformed Church

Other Presbyterian and Reformed 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)