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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 867 undergrads, where 34% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

+12% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.55

Diversity index vs. every college0.55
0.55
← 0.00higher than 44% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients34%
National median: 34%About typical
First-generation students35%
National median: 33%About typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college34%
34%
← 0%higher than 50% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

867undergrads
Compared to every college867
867
← 19larger than 33% of 1,89337.8K →

22% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 54% take some

Where first-years come from

172 first-time students

17% came from other states and 0.0% from abroad; 83% are from Iowa. Fewer from other states than at 61% of colleges.

  • In-state (Iowa)83%
  • Other states17%
  • Abroad0.0%

Top home states

  1. Iowa(home state)83% 143
  2. Nebraska4.7% 8
  3. Massachusetts3.5% 6
  4. Connecticut2.9% 5
  5. Georgia1.2% 2

From 12 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

289

new transfer students, 63% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 87% of colleges.

157 full-time, 132 part-time.

Going on to another college

12%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 41 students).

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

Who they are

Many adult students

61% of undergrads study part-time.

Men13%
National median: 44%Below typical

87% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students61%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older50%
National median: 11%Above 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

No college housing: students find their own place to live.

Housing

No college housing: students live off campus.

Athletics & programs

Athletics

Not a member of a national athletic association

ROTC

Not listed

Study abroad

Not listed

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

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

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

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)