Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center
West Des Moines, Iowa · Also known as Des Moines University · Website
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center is a private nonprofit 4-year college in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Admission and students
- Graduate students
- 1,534
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 12
- Endowment
- $177.1M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $17,730 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $20,270 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $14,745 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $39,099 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $42,793 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
12 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 252 | $239,574 | $63,930 | $160,081 | $112,460 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 58 | $99,764 | $108,630 | $131,495 | $127,347 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 52 | $101,640 | $73,529 | $78,541 | $81,641 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 47 | $30,589 | $74,669 | $103,082 | $89,981 |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 30 | $30,736 | $71,864 | $98,886 | $82,751 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,837 |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,830 |
| Biology, GeneralDoctoral | Doctoral | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthProfessional | Professional | - | - | - | Withheld | $101,541 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | - | - | - | Withheld | $71,416 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of West Des Moines and Iowa on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Iowa
- Homes: Homes for sale in Iowa
Questions and answers
What are the most popular majors at Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center?
Medicine (252 professional graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (58 master's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (52 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 12 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.