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Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center

West Des Moines, Iowa Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Located in West Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 1,534 students in fall 2024.

Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center offers certificates, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 8 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Physical Therapy/Therapist, Health, and Public Health. It awarded 359 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

Mission

To improve lives in our global community by educating diverse groups of highly competent and compassionate health professionals.

Mission statement as reported by Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center

Key figures

1,534
Students enrolled
359
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
8
Programs and majors

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 8

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Master's degrees
41
Doctoral degrees (research)
1
Professional doctorates
317

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,534
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,534
Full-time, fall 2024
96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,668
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,668
Full-time, 2024-25
96%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
70%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
16%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
93%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Other academic year
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
President & CEO
Angela L. Franklin, PhD
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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