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Graceland University-Lamoni

Lamoni, Iowa Private nonprofit 4-year Remote rural area

Overview

Graceland University-Lamoni is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Lamoni, Iowa. The campus sits in a remote rural area. It enrolled 1,102 students in fall 2024, including 798 undergraduates and 304 graduate students. It is part of Graceland University. The school has a religious affiliation.

Graceland University-Lamoni offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 45 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 291 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

55% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

1,102
Students enrolled
55%
First-year retention
291
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
45
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 45

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

Health Professions 9
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Education 3
Psychology 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Social Sciences 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
English Language and Literature 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
History 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Physical Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
55%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
198
Master's degrees
63
Other doctoral degrees
7
Post-master's certificates
23

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,102
Undergraduates, fall 2024
798
Graduate students, fall 2024
304
Full-time, fall 2024
87%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,310
Undergraduates, 2024-25
873
Graduate students, 2024-25
437
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
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
54%
Men
46%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
22%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Trimester
Religious affiliation
Other (none of the above)
Part of
Graceland University
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Heart of America Athletic Conference
President
Joel D. Shrock, PhD
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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