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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,227 undergrads, where 35% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−25% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.45

Diversity index vs. every college0.45
0.45
← 0.00higher than 28% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients35%
National median: 34%About typical
First-generation students23%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college35%
35%
← 0%higher than 52% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

1,227undergrads
Compared to every college1.2K
1.2K
← 19larger than 43% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

381 first-time students

23% came from other states and 1.6% from abroad; 75% are from Iowa. Fewer from other states than at 52% of colleges.

  • In-state (Iowa)75%
  • Other states23%
  • Abroad1.6%

Top home states

  1. Iowa(home state)75% 286
  2. Missouri2.9% 11
  3. Illinois2.1% 8
  4. Nebraska2.1% 8
  5. Texas2.1% 8

From 30 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

51

new transfer students, 12% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 19% of colleges.

48 full-time, 3 part-time.

Going on to another college

20%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 97 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 reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Part-time students2.1%
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 1,282 students.

Housing

Beds

1,282

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 19 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

Not listed

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

4-1-4 (two terms and a January term)

Student services

Religious life

Affiliation

United Methodist

Other Methodist and Wesleyan colleges

Faith communities · 1

Christian

The Navigators

Greek life

2chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Pi Beta Phi

    Iowa Beta

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Lambda Chi Alpha

    Theta-Lambda (Simpson)

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing

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

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Gender unknown: 0

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

22 applied · 20 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)