Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at SWCC is largely skewed towards women students, with 58.1% of undergraduate students being women and 41.9% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,542, with 896 women and 646 men.
- men 41.9% 646 students
- women 58.1% 896 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 85.6% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,316 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 6.4% of the student body, with 99 students. African American students represent 2.6% of the population, with 40 students, while Mixed race students account for 1.7%, with 26 students. Asian students account for 0.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 12 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 2 students.
International students make up 1.8% of the undergraduate population, totaling 28 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.9% of the population, totaling 14 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within SWCC.
Undergraduate Students
- White 85.6% 1,316 students
- Hispanic 6.4% 99 students
- African American 2.6% 40 students
- International students 1.8% 28 students
- Mixed race 1.7% 26 students
- Unknown race 0.9% 14 students
- Asian 0.8% 12 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Transfer Students
- White 77.3% 51 students
- African American 10.6% 7 students
- Hispanic 7.6% 5 students
- International students 3.0% 2 students
- Mixed race 1.5% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 32% 500 students
- 20-21 11% 176 students
- 22-24 4% 61 students
- 25-29 4% 59 students
- 40-49 3% 53 students
- 30-34 3% 51 students
- 35-39 3% 42 students
- 50-64 1% 13 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Southwestern Community College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 239 | 87.55% | |
| Missouri | 8 | 2.93% | |
| Nebraska | 6 | 2.20% | |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 2.20% | |
| Illinois | 4 | 1.47% | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 1.47% | |
| Georgia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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