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C
Overall Niche Grade
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  1. Academics
    C
  2. Value
    C
  3. Diversity
    B-
  4. Campus
    A-
  5. Athletics
    NG
  6. Party Scene
    NG
  7. Professors
    C+
  8. Location
    B-
  9. Dorms
    NG
  10. Campus Food
    NG
  11. Student Life
    C
  12. Safety
    A+
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Kaplan University - Des Moines is ...
Private for-profit
Athletic Division
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Address
4655 121st Street
Urbandale, IA 50323
Branch of
Kaplan University
Website
kaplanuniversity.edu/des-moines-iowa.aspx
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Admissions

Acceptance Rate
100%
Application Deadline
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SAT Range
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ACT Range
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Application Fee
$20
SAT/ACT
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High School GPA
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Cost

Net Price
$18,965/ year
National
$15,523
Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Net Price by Household Income
  • <$30k
    $18,399/ year
  • $30-48k
    $17,395/ year
  • $49-75k
    $25,753/ year
  • $76-110k
    $23,238/ year
  • $110k+
    $25,179/ year

Academics

Professors
C+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
19:1
Evening Degree Programs
Yes
85%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.62 responses
82%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.55 responses
84%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.55 responses
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Majors

Most Popular Majors
  • Nursing
    86 Graduates
  • Human Services
    27 Graduates
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
    20 Graduates
  • Health Care Management
    19 Graduates
  • Business
    17 Graduates
  • Information Technology
    14 Graduates
  • Medical Assistant
    14 Graduates
  • Business Administration and Management
    12 Graduates
  • Accounting
    6 Graduates
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology
    6 Graduates

Students

Full-Time Enrollment
320Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
77%
Pell Grant
63%
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After College

Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$33,500/ year
National
$33,028
Graduation Rate
41%
National
49%
Employed 2 Years After Graduation
75%
National
83%

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As I have said, professors were great for the most part. A couple of the small 2 credit courses were treated like 2nd jobs and then they would nail you with a 10 page paper. When I had my beginning programming class, it should have been a finalization program to give you a taste of the terminology and creating motion. The professor was a complete perfectionist and would look to mark points off, without giving advice on what to do right. He was honestly out to fail people. What's really bad is that he was the only person who taught the class so people would get failed again! That was the beginning of the end for me.
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I would like to see more changes to the military student's financial aid department. military student finance care is not assisted properly unless the student calls in several times to take care of finances themselves.I didn't get a refund back in time to pay my rent despite i explained the situation to them and even got the landlord on the phone with them several times and got evicted. I never got accurate information, i akways had to speak to a supervisor.
Great flexibility and lots of opportunities to get assistance with assignments and tutoring. The lectures were interesting and the professor's seem to actually care about your succuss! I was quite impressed with my whole experience.