by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Hawkeye Community College was awarded 8 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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College Factual ranked Hawkeye Community College as #1,086 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Hawkeye Community College held the #1,615 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Hawkeye Community College also holds the #23 spot on the Best Colleges in Iowa ranking.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Hawkeye Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Hawkeye Community College is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Hawkeye Community College is 98%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Hawkeye Community College this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,042 undergraduates at Hawkeye Community College with 1,994 being full-time and 3,048 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,828 | $10,122 | $12,432 | $14,513 | $14,839 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Hawkeye Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Hawkeye Community College, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $4,937 a year. That adds up to $19,748 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Hawkeye Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1501 E Orange Rd, Waterloo, IA 50701 |
| Phone: | 319-296-2320 |
| Website: | www.hawkeyecollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 254 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 81 | NA |
| Nursing | 71 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 49 | NA |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 40 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 35 | NA |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 33 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 32 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking | 31 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 27 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 2,008 students took at least one online class at Hawkeye Community College. This is a decrease from the 2,261 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,008 | 931 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,261 | 948 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,070 | 840 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,655 | 613 |
Learn more about online learning at Hawkeye Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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