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Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, Iowa·Public, 2-year·Plains·hawkeyecollege.edu
Acceptance
69.5%
6-yr Graduation
43%
Total enrollment
5,120
peer median 5,067
Avg net price
$9,649
-$2.0k vs Community College
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
3,693
3,693 candidates competed
Admitted
2,566
69.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,025
39.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
43%
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

12.7pp gap
Pell recipients
35%97 of 274
Non-Pell (all)
48%232 of 486
Subsidized loan, no Pell
54%44 of 81
No Federal Aid
46%188 of 405

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 65 Title IV programs, 17 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
65
Passing
17
26.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
3.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
3.1%
+2.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

65programs
  • Passing17 · 26.2%
  • No Data46 · 70.8%
  • Failing2 · 3.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
3
Safe
12
No data
46

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

19
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-27.2%
$26,253 vs $36,082
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
-4.6%
$34,419 vs $36,082
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+4.8%
$37,826 vs $36,082
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+7.5%
$38,795 vs $36,082
Human Resources Management and Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+12.0%
$40,401 vs $36,082
Graphic Communications
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+15.6%
$41,726 vs $36,082
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Associate Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+17.6%
$42,420 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+28.1%
$46,225 vs $36,082

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
-4.6%
$1,663
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+4.8%
+$1,744

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

17
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
70%
$18,374 debt · $26,253 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
52%
$19,834 debt · $37,826 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
51%
$18,584 debt · $36,160 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
31%
$12,000 debt · $38,795 earn
Graphic Communications
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
30%
$12,500 debt · $41,726 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$17,450 debt · $62,661 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$18,630 debt · $68,420 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$13,000 debt · $48,742 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1975Next review Aug 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 16

  1. Aug 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  2. Jan 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Aug 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  4. Aug 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,443
$30–48k$8,151
$48–75k$8,859
$75–110k$10,316
$110k+$13,016

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,649
-$1,975vs Community College median $11,625
Federal loans
23.1%
In-state tuition
$6,525
Out-of-state
$6,612

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,541 students received $7.3M in Pell grants, alongside $7.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,541
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.3M
$7,301,622 total
Direct Loans
$7.6M
2,129 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.2M
1,033 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.3M
1,076 loan awards
Parent PLUS$136K
20 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,309 borrowers who entered repayment, 30 (2.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,309
Defaulted
30
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.2%
2017
14.5%
2018
10.5%
2019
2.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Hawkeye Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs51
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

592 total completions
01Liberal Arts
21836.8%
02Health Professions
13422.6%
03Business
589.8%
04Computer Sciences
355.9%
05Engineering Tech
335.6%
06Mechanic
335.6%
07Visual/Performing Arts
233.9%
08Security/Protective
223.7%
09Agriculture
213.5%
10Communication
152.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
5,120
12-mo unduplicated
7,025
Undergraduate
7,025
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
40%2,820
Women
60%4,205

Race / ethnicity composition

White
70.8%
Black
10.2%
Hispanic
7.4%
Two or more
4.7%
Non-resident
2.6%
Asian
2.0%
Unknown
1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
308
171 M · 137 W
Women athletes
44.5%
Athletic aid
$526K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$187K
$295K
Recruiting expense
$4K
$6K
Head-coach salaries
$28K
$29K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
42 M · 21 W
$288K
Soccer
36 M · 25 W
$350K
Other Sports
30 M · 24 W
$203K
Wrestling
25 M · 23 W
$507K
Golf
20 M · 7 W
$209K
Bowling
14 M · 9 W
$142K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.04
5 offenses · 4,796 students

3-year trend

0.982 yrs ago0.421 yr ago1.04Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
12
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
3
Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

5total
  • On campus2
  • Non-campus3

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs50
Liquor41

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
110

Hawkeye Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Hawkeye Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectHawkeye Community College
43%69.5%5,120$9,649Community College
3,184$10,693Community College
12,763$9,705Community College
1,945$13,933Community College
5,014$16,744Community College
5,645$12,556Community College
Peer group median43%69.5%5,067$11,625

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Explore the federal data for institutions in Hawkeye Community College's comparison group.

Hawkeye Community College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Phone
319-296-2320
Address
1501 East Orange Road, P.O. Box 8015, Waterloo, IA 50704-8015

This page provides an overview of Hawkeye Community College, including its mission to empower students and strengthen communities. It outlines the institutional goals and learning outcomes and provides contact information for the main campus.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Kari Kaufman
    Director of Institutional Research

Frequently asked questions about Hawkeye Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Hawkeye Community College.

What is the acceptance rate at Hawkeye Community College?

Hawkeye Community College's acceptance rate is 69.5% (2,566 admitted from 3,693 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Hawkeye Community College?

Hawkeye Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 43% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Hawkeye Community College?

Hawkeye Community College reports a total enrollment of 5,120 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Hawkeye Community College?

The average net price at Hawkeye Community College is $9,649 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Hawkeye Community College?

Hawkeye Community College's yield rate is 39.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Hawkeye Community College located?

Hawkeye Community College is located in Waterloo, Iowa 50701.

Who runs Institutional Research at Hawkeye Community College?

Hawkeye Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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