Kirkwood Community College

www.kirkwood.edu/

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$5,208

3.33% growth from 2020

2021 Average Net Price

$8,740

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

2.01%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

12,604

34.4% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

36.6%

727 Graduates

About

Kirkwood Community College is a higher education institution located in Linn County, IA. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Kirkwood Community College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (822 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (98 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (88 degrees).

In 2021, 2,300 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Kirkwood Community College. 53.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 46.7% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (1,756 degrees), 10.8 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (162 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Kirkwood Community College is $5,208, which is $−2,760 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Kirkwood Community College is $5,208, which is $−2,760 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $8,740.

In 2021, 42% of undergraduate students attending Kirkwood Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 26% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$5,208

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Kirkwood Community College was $5,208. The cost of tuition at Kirkwood Community College is $−2,760 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Kirkwood Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$8,740

2021 Value

0.149%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Kirkwood Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,740. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Kirkwood Community College grew by 0.149%.

This chart compares the average net price of Kirkwood Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$6,570

Room and Board

$1,000

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Kirkwood Community College was of $6,570 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 0.69% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,000. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Kirkwood Community College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

42%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

26%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

42% of undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 10.5% with respect to 2020, when 38% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Kirkwood Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2.01%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Kirkwood Community College was 2.01%, which represents 63 out of the 3139 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Kirkwood Community College had a total enrollment of 12,604 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Kirkwood Community College is 4,338 students and the part-time enrollment is 8,266. This means that 34.4% of students enrolled at Kirkwood Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Kirkwood Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 70.3% White, 10.2% Black or African American, 5.94% Hispanic or Latino, 3.34% Two or More Races, 1.91% Asian, 0.333% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.175% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Kirkwood Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (37.7%), followed by White Male (36.1%) and Black or African American Female (4.5%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

34.4%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Kirkwood Community College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 12,604 students. The full-time enrollment at Kirkwood Community College is 4,338 and the part-time enrollment is 8,266. This means that 34.4% of students enrolled at Kirkwood Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Kirkwood Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

65%

2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Kirkwood Community College was 65%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Kirkwood Community College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Kirkwood Community College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
8,855 enrolled students
Black or African American
1,284 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
749 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Kirkwood Community College is 70.3% White, 10.2% Black or African American, 5.94% Hispanic or Latino, 3.34% Two or More Races, 1.91% Asian, 0.333% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.175% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 44.1% White, 26.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 809 students (6.42%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 152 more women than men received degrees from Kirkwood Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Kirkwood Community College is white (1,756 degrees awarded). There were 10.8 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (162 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Kirkwood Community College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (822 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (98 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (88 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Kirkwood Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Agriculture (95 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (154 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (135 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kirkwood Community College are Other managers (79,904 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (72,245 people), Software developers (38,616 people), Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing (31,879 people), and Chief executives & legislators (27,913 people).

The most specialized majors at Kirkwood Community College in 2021 are Agriculture (95 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (154 degrees), Engineering Technologies (135 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (822 degrees), and Communication Technologies (13 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kirkwood Community College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, Nurse anesthetists, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Kirkwood Community College are Agriculture (95 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (154 degrees), Engineering Technologies (135 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (822 degrees), and Communication Technologies (13 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kirkwood Community College are Elementary & secondary schools (140,705 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (70,863 people), Computer Systems Design (66,388 people), Construction (56,902 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (44,134 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Kirkwood Community College.

Most Common (2021)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
822 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
98 degree-majors awarded
General Business Administration & Management
88 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Kirkwood Community College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 822 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Kirkwood Community College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

1,074

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

1,226

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 1,074 degrees were awarded to men at Kirkwood Community College, which is 0.876 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,226).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Kirkwood Community College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 312 degrees were awarded to men at Kirkwood Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.612 times less than the 510 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 510 degrees were awarded to men at Kirkwood Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.63 times more than the 312 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

23%

100% Completion Time

33%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 23% of students graduating from Kirkwood Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 33% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 37% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Male

Highest Graduation Rate (54.5%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Kirkwood Community College is Male and Asian (54.5% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 2.06% of graduates (15 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
1,756 degrees awarded
Black or African American
162 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
160 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Kirkwood Community College is white (1,756 degrees awarded). There were 10.8 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (162 degrees).

3.43% of degree recipients (79 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
944 degrees awarded
White Male
812 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
90 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Kirkwood Community College is white female (944 degrees awarded). There were 1.16 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (812 degrees).

Operations

Kirkwood Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $42.7M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 2.31M (5.41%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Kirkwood Community College had a total salary expenditure of 165M. Kirkwood Community College employs 96 Professors, 55 Assistant professors and 50 Associate professors. Most academics at Kirkwood Community College are Male Professor (59), Female Professor (37), and Male Assistant professor (30).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Kirkwood Community College are: Management, with 107 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 98 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 97 employees.

Endowment

$42.7M

2021 Endowment

35.8%

growth from 2020

Kirkwood Community College has an endowment valued at about $42.7M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Kirkwood Community College grew 35.8% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $37.4M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Kirkwood Community College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$59.7M

2021 Salaries

0.91%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Kirkwood Community College paid a median of $59.7M in salaries, which represents 36.1% of their overall expenditure ($165M) and a 0.91% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.4M (41.6% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$18.7M

Instructional Salaries

255

Number of Employees

In 2021, Kirkwood Community College paid a total of $18.7M to 255 employees working as instructors, which represents 31.3% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (31.2%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

96 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

107 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Kirkwood Community College were Professor with 96 employees, Assistant professor with 55 employees, and Associate professor with 50 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Kirkwood Community College were Management with 107 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 98 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 97 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Male Professor
Female Professor
Male Assistant professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Kirkwood Community College was Male Professor with 59 employees, Female Professor with 37 employees, and Male Assistant professor with 30 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Kirkwood Community College.