Des Moines Area Community College academics
Ankeny, Iowa · Public · 24,418 undergrads
Des Moines Area Community College has 24,418 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
The short answers
24,418
undergraduates.
37%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
24,418
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
55%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
37%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
23.8 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$47,542
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
67%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
11%
BlackCollege Scorecard
9.7%
AsianCollege Scorecard
4.2%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
3.6%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
3.1%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
0.7%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
2,020
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
374
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
99
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Large
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Lower Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers