Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center (DMU)
3200 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312
DMU Description
Founded in 1898, Des Moines University comprises three colleges offering nine graduate degrees. A health sciences university since adding the colleges of health sciences and podiatric medicine in 1981, the programs share a collective strength - a collaborative campus community where students and faculty come together in the pursuit of knowledge.Des Moines University offers degree programs in medicine and the health sciences - nothing else. We share a singular mission to educate distinctive health professionals committed to patient-centered health promotion, the application of evidence-based practice and the discovery of knowledge.
Its mission is to serve humanity through development of distinctive health professionals committed to patient-centered health promotion, the application of evidence-based practice and the discovery of knowledge.
Quick Facts
Location
Midwest
Setting
Mid-size City Setting
Type
Private
Website
On-Campus Housing Available
No
Enrollment
1,783
DMU Students
- Total Students
- 1,783
Full-Time vs. Part-time Students
- Full-Time
- 80%
- Part-Time
- 20%
Ethnic Diversity
- African-American
- 2%
- Asian
- 10%
- Caucasian
- 84%
- Latino
- 1%
- Other
- 3%
International Students
- International
- 1%
- Domestic
- 99%