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Polk County Education: 74,753 students enrolled in 2023-24 school year

Polk County had 74,753 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year, a decrease of 1.3% from the previous school year.

By Des Moines Sun | Mar 17, 2025

Average cost of college went up for students in Polk County in 2022-23 school year

College tuition fees rose 2.3% in Polk County in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

By Des Moines Sun | Sep 26, 2024

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72.4% of college applicants to Polk County's 10 universities were admitted for fall 2022

By Des Moines Sun | Sep 19, 2024

Polk County's 10 universities admitted an estimated 72.4% of applicants for fall 2022, a decrease from the previous year.

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Student body in Polk County universities comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year

By Des Moines Sun | Aug 6, 2024

Enrollment data for the nine universities in Polk County revealed white was the most common ethnicity among students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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Drake University Women's Soccer vs William Penn on April 6

By Des Moines Sun reports | Mar 30, 2023

Drake University Women's Soccer vs William Penn on April 6

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Creating Opportunities: OTD Preview on April 13

By Des Moines Sun reports | Mar 30, 2023

Creating Opportunities: OTD Preview on April 13

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Creating Opportunities: Intro to DMU on April 11

By Des Moines Sun reports | Mar 30, 2023

Creating Opportunities: Intro to DMU on April 11

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Creating Opportunities: PA Preview on April 5

By Des Moines Sun reports | Mar 30, 2023

Creating Opportunities: PA Preview on April 5

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Drake University Softball vs Iowa on April 4

By Des Moines Sun reports | Mar 30, 2023

Drake University Softball vs Iowa on April 4

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Creating Opportunities: PhD Preview on April 4

By Des Moines Sun reports | Mar 30, 2023

Creating Opportunities: PhD Preview on April 4

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Des Moines University: Ditch Debt With a Scholarship or Loan Repayment Program

By Des Moines Sun reports | Mar 30, 2023

By the time he enrolled in Des Moines University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, David Best, D.O.’02, already had some savings and a 401(k) account from his job as an analytic chemist with a pharmaceutical company.