Des Moines University

Des Moines University (DMU) is a private medical school in West Des Moines, Iowa. Founded in 1898, Des Moines University is the second oldest osteopathic medical school and the fifteenth largest medical school in the United States. DMU's three colleges—the College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, and College of Health Sciences—offer nine academic degrees, including master's and doctorate degrees.

This article is about the current day medical school. For the defunct school that closed in 1929, see Des Moines University (1865–1929).

Des Moines University
Former names
Dr. S.S. Still College and Infirmary of Osteopathy & Surgery (1898–1905)
Still College (1905–1958)
College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (1958–1980)
University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences (1980–1999)
TypePrivate medical school
Established1898 (1898)
Academic affiliation
ORAU
PresidentAngela L. Walker Franklin
Academic staff
74 full-time
20 part-time
Administrative staff
331
Students1,550
Location
West Des Moines
,
Iowa
,
United States

41°35′02″N 93°39′43″W
CampusUrban, 22 acres (8.9 ha)
ColorsPurple
 
Websitewww.dmu.edu

Annual enrollment is approximately 1,550 students, and the university has more than over 14,000 total alumni in all 50 states.

The unaffiliated Des Moines College used the name Des Moines University during the 1920s until its closure in 1929.

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