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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,163 undergrads, where 34% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−10% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.64

Diversity index vs. every college0.64
0.64
← 0.00higher than 64% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients34%
National median: 34%About typical
First-generation students23%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college34%
34%
← 0%higher than 50% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

1,163undergrads
Compared to every college1.2K
1.2K
← 19larger than 41% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

308 first-time students

47% came from other states and 7.1% from abroad; 46% are from Iowa. More from other states than at 77% of colleges.

  • In-state (Iowa)46%
  • Other states47%
  • Abroad7.1%

Top home states

  1. Iowa(home state)46% 141
  2. Nebraska24% 74
  3. South Dakota4.9% 15
  4. Minnesota4.5% 14
  5. Colorado2.6% 8

From 19 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, 19% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 37% of colleges.

55 full-time, 19 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 55 students).

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

Who they are

4.2% of undergrads study part-time.

Men49%
National median: 44%Above typical

51% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students4.2%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older5.5%
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 860 students.

Housing

Beds

860

About 74 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 · 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
  • 8% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

United Methodist

Other Methodist and Wesleyan 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

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

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)