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Palmer College of Chiropractic

Davenport, Iowa Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Palmer College of Chiropractic is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Davenport, Iowa. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 2,161 students in fall 2024, including 47 undergraduates and 2,114 graduate students. It is part of Palmer College Foundation.

Palmer College of Chiropractic offers bachelor's degrees and professional doctorates across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Chiropractic and Biological and Physical Sciences. It awarded 682 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

2,161
Students enrolled
682
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
2
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

BachelorProfessional

Programs and majors offered 2

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

Health Professions 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
56
Professional doctorates
626

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,161
Undergraduates, fall 2024
47
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,114
Full-time, fall 2024
99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,474
Undergraduates, 2024-25
74
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,400
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
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
46%
Men
54%
White
75%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
64%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Trimester
Part of
Palmer College Foundation
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
Chancellor
Dennis Marchiori
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Student veteran organization

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