Iowa State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 130,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74%)

Honors College

Name University Honors Program
Students 1,400 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 25,205
Men / Women 55% / 45%
From State 56%
From Region 38%
Athletes 460 (1.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
Hispanic 7%
Asian 4%
International 4%
Mixed 3%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 858 38% 82% 2% 1% 5% 2% $67,287 35 +0.19 66 97%
Biochemistry 23 — 39% 78% 9% 0% 13% 0% $63,000 15 -0.76 57 100% — — — —
Bioinformatics 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $64,409 18 -0.63 61 — — — — —
Biology 176 — 31% 70% 5% 3% 9% 2% $60,502 21 -0.69 51 97% — — — —
Genetics 29 — 14% 83% 3% 0% 10% 3% $65,466 21 -0.54 63 91% — — — —
Microbiology 23 — 26% 61% 4% 0% 17% 9% $67,391 33 -0.39 66 100% — — — —
Agribusiness 93 — 55% 88% 0% 0% 1% 3% $77,052 56 +0.27 80 98% — — — —
Agricultural Education 23 — 17% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,800 17 -1.10 55 100% — — — —
Agricultural Mechanization 27 +5 81% 85% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,126 99 +2.28 88 100% — — — —
Agronomy and Crop Science 54 — 65% 85% 2% 0% 6% 0% $67,954 76 +0.60 67 97% — — — —
Animal Science 206 — 20% 85% 1% 1% 4% 1% $62,769 90 +0.87 57 97% — — — —
Dairy Science 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,769 90 +0.87 57 97% — — — —
Farm and Ranch Management 94 — 60% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,052 56 +0.27 80 98% — — — —
Food Science 20 — 40% 55% 5% 0% 15% 10% $72,362 82 +0.80 74 100% — — — —
Forest Sciences and Biology 18 — 72% 72% 6% 0% 11% 0% $61,721 47 +0.02 54 100% — — — —
Horticulture 36 — 50% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $67,954 76 +0.60 67 97% — — — —
International Agriculture 7 — 29% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $65,613 22 -0.76 63 91% — — — —
Agricultural Communications 21 — 5% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,562 39 -0.19 70 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Design 322 33% 74% 5% 1% 5% 2% $60,426 11 -0.32 51 98% 7.0%
Architecture 86 — 40% 65% 8% 0% 6% 5% $62,686 22 -0.62 57 100% — — — —
Community and Regional Planning 16 — 50% 69% 12% 0% 6% 0% $71,653 70 +0.41 73 100% — — — —
Graphic Design 77 — 26% 74% 5% 3% 6% 3% $57,738 43 -0.18 44 97% — — — —
Industrial Design 24 — 58% 71% 8% 4% 0% 4% $57,738 43 -0.18 44 97% — — — —
Integrated Studio Arts 27 — 33% 81% 0% 0% 7% 0% $57,738 92 +1.17 44 97% — — — —
Interior Design 58 — 2% 81% 0% 2% 3% 2% $57,738 11 -1.18 44 97% — — — —
Landscape Architecture 29 — 69% 83% 3% 0% 7% 0% $67,422 44 -0.07 66 — 7.0% — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,055 67 +0.27 13 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 1,252 81% 72% 6% 2% 5% 6% $101,836 95 -0.14 95 98%
Aerospace Engineering 133 — 84% 76% 5% 1% 5% 8% $96,362 16 -0.82 93 97% — — — —
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering 43 — 70% 70% 0% 2% 5% 5% $98,702 90 +0.97 94 100% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 76 — 61% 67% 5% 3% 3% 9% $101,217 32 -0.44 95 95% — — — —
Civil Engineering 102 — 75% 71% 8% 2% 8% 2% $92,394 48 +0.01 91 99% — — — —
Computer Engineering 90 — 86% 66% 11% 2% 4% 4% $122,288 72 +0.25 99 97% — — — —
Construction Engineering 52 — 90% 81% 2% 0% 10% 2% $110,628 100 +2.61 98 98% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 97 — 85% 66% 7% 7% 5% 5% $111,817 47 -0.25 98 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 14 — 57% 64% 14% 7% 7% 0% $86,358 49 +0.13 88 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 67 — 67% 76% 4% 1% 4% 3% $102,635 20 -0.71 96 98% — — — —
Materials Engineering 27 — 85% 89% 4% 0% 0% 4% $95,169 48 +0.08 93 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 319 — 84% 76% 2% 1% 5% 5% $94,685 27 -0.57 92 98% — — — —
Cybersecurity 32 — 81% 66% 3% 3% 3% 6% $93,276 45 -0.02 92 — — — — —
Software Engineering 131 — 84% 62% 10% 3% 5% 11% $122,288 55 -0.08 99 97% — — — —
Engineering Management 69 — 83% 71% 9% 0% 1% 1% $84,839 76 +0.38 87 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Human Sciences 716 20% 80% 3% 2% 6% 1% $62,315 16 +0.32 56 97% 6.3%
Dietetics 36 — 17% 89% 0% 6% 3% 0% $59,004 26 -0.47 47 98% — — — —
Nutritional Science 9 — 33% 67% 11% 0% 22% 0% $69,646 76 +0.54 70 93% — — — —
Athletic Training 22 — 45% 73% 0% 14% 9% 0% $49,608 11 -1.30 22 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 208 — 34% 81% 2% 3% 5% 1% $69,859 81 +0.94 71 96% — — — —
Nursing 13 — 8% 77% 0% 0% 8% 0% $86,658 30 -0.56 88 — — — — —
Event Management 77 — 8% 82% 3% 1% 5% 4% $64,455 73 +0.35 61 97% — — — —
Financial Counseling and Planning 14 — 36% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,489 1 -1.30 54 100% — — — —
Health/Health Care Administration/Management 10 — 20% 70% 0% 0% 20% 0% $64,123 56 -0.11 60 — — — — —
Hospitality Management 12 — 17% 50% 25% 0% 0% 8% $64,455 73 +0.35 61 97% — — — —
Child Development — — — — — — — — $51,700 36 -0.19 28 98% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 12 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,649 64 +0.28 38 96% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 35 — 11% 71% 0% 0% 11% 0% $51,700 36 -0.19 28 98% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 14 — 7% 79% 0% 0% 14% 0% $52,995 59 +0.11 31 97% 6.3% — — —
Elementary Education 173 — 10% 86% 3% 1% 5% 1% $52,995 59 +0.11 31 97% 6.3% — — —
Apparel, Merchandising, and Design 69 — 10% 70% 6% 1% 10% 4% $70,583 84 +0.88 72 99% — — — —
Medical Illustration 12 — 33% 75% 8% 8% 8% 0% $51,821 25 -0.64 28 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 1,327 47% 72% 6% 2% 7% 3% $72,617 51 +0.02 75 96%
Computational Science 16 — 62% 75% 12% 0% 6% 0% $109,436 36 -0.45 97 — — — — —
Computer Science 136 — 85% 54% 14% 2% 3% 17% $117,895 48 -0.21 99 96% — — — —
Human-Centered Technology Design 46 — 59% 76% 7% 2% 4% 2% $95,509 65 +0.44 93 — — — — —
Information Technology 136 — 80% 66% 15% 3% 6% 4% $87,080 29 -0.54 88 100% — — — —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,382 53 -0.06 61 100% — — — —
Chemistry 39 — 64% 79% 3% 3% 10% 0% $69,729 44 -0.18 70 96% — — — —
Geosciences 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $74,904 87 +0.89 78 94% — — — —
Mathematics 25 — 48% 72% 8% 0% 4% 0% $82,105 56 -0.12 85 91% — — — —
Meteorology 14 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% $64,382 53 -0.06 61 100% — — — —
Physics 16 — 62% 69% 12% 0% 6% 6% $83,106 51 -0.03 85 — — — — —
Statistics 20 — 45% 45% 5% 5% 15% 10% $75,477 6 -1.05 78 100% — — — —
Ecology 79 — 29% 72% 4% 1% 9% 1% $46,740 9 -1.06 16 96% — — — —
Advertising 35 — 17% 80% 6% 0% 11% 0% $71,442 33 -0.48 73 98% — — — —
Economics 10 — 50% 80% 0% 0% 0% 10% $94,023 56 -0.15 92 95% — — — —
English 42 — 26% 88% 0% 0% 7% 0% $50,908 47 -0.18 26 95% — — — —
History 53 — 64% 81% 0% 0% 6% 0% $58,040 66 +0.11 45 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $66,147 90 +0.85 64 97% — — — —
Linguistics 13 — 23% 92% 8% 0% 0% 0% $54,405 37 -0.32 35 88% — — — —
Philosophy 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $62,416 59 +0.07 56 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,486 89 +1.07 49 — — — — —
Romance Languages 11 +1 18% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $74,415 94 +1.46 77 96% — — — —
University Studies 47 — 57% 72% 0% 4% 9% 2% $60,612 75 +0.32 52 92% — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies — — — — — — — — $58,362 66 +0.26 46 — — — — —
Anthropology 9 — 33% 67% 11% 0% 0% 11% $54,055 45 -0.26 34 96% — — — —
Communication Studies 44 — 32% 64% 2% 9% 5% 0% $61,511 53 -0.03 54 99% — — — —
Environmental Science and Policy 55 — 40% 80% 4% 2% 4% 4% $57,115 28 -0.41 42 94% — — — —
Journalism and Mass Communication 43 — 53% 70% 5% 2% 2% 2% $56,960 28 -0.60 42 97% — — — —
Political Science 48 — 48% 85% 0% 2% 4% 0% $74,271 62 +0.15 77 96% — — — —
Psychology 207 — 19% 71% 3% 2% 13% 1% $58,588 73 +0.53 46 97% — — — —
Public Administration 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,919 36 -0.39 65 — — — — —
Public Relations 41 — 12% 83% 0% 2% 7% 0% $71,442 50 -0.02 73 98% — — — —
Sociology 12 — 42% 83% 0% 8% 8% 0% $61,258 75 +0.40 53 97% — — — —
Sustainability Studies — — — — — — — — $83,236 100 +2.33 85 — — — — —
Technical Communication 12 — 58% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,471 57 +0.17 76 100% — — — —
Music 17 — 41% 76% 6% 0% 6% 0% $49,544 61 +0.30 22 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $61,800 98 +1.62 55 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 84 — 39% 68% 4% 4% 12% 4% $72,633 97 +1.76 75 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Ivy College of Business 1,027 62% 78% 3% 2% 5% 2% $83,204 80 -0.14 85 98%
Accounting 149 — 52% 81% 3% 1% 3% 1% $84,333 49 -0.17 86 98% — — — —
Actuarial Science 6 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 17% 0% $78,620 8 -1.50 82 99% — — — —
Business Economics 9 — 78% 78% 0% 0% 0% 22% $98,479 66 +0.02 94 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 34 — 71% 76% 3% 3% 9% 0% $72,362 55 -0.15 74 94% — — — —
Finance 266 — 80% 77% 2% 2% 6% 2% $87,656 39 -0.40 89 98% — — — —
Human Resources Management 24 — 25% 71% 4% 0% 25% 0% $72,193 39 -0.27 74 — — — — —
Management 119 +1 56% 76% 3% 4% 4% 3% $86,666 78 +0.47 88 97% — — — —
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 48 — 71% 69% 0% 8% 0% 10% $78,620 68 +0.05 82 99% — — — —
Marketing 245 — 44% 80% 3% 1% 4% 2% $77,244 54 -0.03 80 98% — — — —
Supply Chain Management 127 — 76% 83% 6% 3% 2% 3% $86,666 39 -0.33 88 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,333
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $30,725
Est. In-State Cost $14,660
Est. Out-of-State Cost $39,746
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 22.8% 1,254 57% 78% 3% 2% 5% 2% $81,327 56 -0.10 84 98% —
Engineering 18.5% 1,020 80% 73% 5% 2% 5% 5% $100,629 45 -0.19 95 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 11.4% 628 41% 86% 1% 1% 4% 1% $68,924 85 +0.51 69 98% —
Social Sciences 9.9% 546 27% 75% 2% 3% 8% 1% $61,225 61 +0.11 53 97% —
Computer Science 9.0% 497 80% 63% 12% 3% 4% 9% $106,691 44 -0.20 97 98% —
Arts 7.6% 420 30% 73% 5% 1% 6% 3% $61,408 87 -0.11 54 98% 7.0%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.1% 333 29% 72% 5% 2% 10% 2% $58,353 14 -0.75 46 97% —
Health Sciences 4.4% 243 34% 80% 2% 4% 5% 1% $68,924 17 +0.66 69 97% —
Education 3.4% 187 10% 85% 3% 1% 5% 1% $52,995 46 +0.11 31 97% 6.3%
Humanities 3.1% 171 46% 81% 1% 1% 7% 1% $57,888 66 +0.16 44 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 119 58% 71% 5% 2% 8% 3% $74,594 39 -0.24 77 96% —
Professional 1.5% 84 39% 68% 4% 4% 12% 4% $72,633 61 +1.76 75 96% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $159M #29 55% $7.1M 98 #36 691 61
Agriculture & Food Science $91.8M #26 41% $13.2M 28 #23 144 122
Life & Natural Sciences $91.7M #62 43% $3.4M 48 #55 277 35
Physical Sciences & Math $59.6M #59 67% $0.9M 61 #47 416 37
Business & Economics $24.1M #20 7% $0.0M 26 #44 53 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $19.4M #108 16% $0.1M 31 #143 93 9
Computer Science $8.5M #98 57% $0.1M 16 #63 159 4
Education $2.8M #150 31% $0.3M 16 #251 — —
Health Sciences $0.3M #319 0% $0 3 #201 21 —
Total $458M #68 47% $25.1M 327 #68 1,854 268

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 135 $60.7M $32.3M $28.4M
Track & Field (combined) 129 $102K $2.5M -$2.4M
Wrestling 44 $486K $2.7M -$2.2M
Basketball 15 $14.4M $10.4M $4.1M
Golf 8 $18K $1.2M -$1.1M
Total 258 $75.8M $49.1M $26.7M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 124 $424K $2.5M -$2.1M
Soccer 36 $157K $1.9M -$1.7M
Swimming & Diving 27 $270K $1.7M -$1.4M
Softball 24 $360K $2.0M -$1.6M
Volleyball 20 $291K $2.3M -$2.0M
Gymnastics 18 $287K $1.7M -$1.4M
Basketball 15 $1.2M $5.3M -$4.1M
Tennis 8 $23K $1.2M -$1.1M
Golf 6 $33K $1.3M -$1.3M
Total 202 $3.0M $19.7M -$16.7M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 253 $526K $5.1M -$4.5M
Football 135 $60.7M $32.3M $28.4M
Wrestling 44 $486K $2.7M -$2.2M
Soccer 36 $157K $1.9M -$1.7M
Basketball 30 $15.6M $15.7M -$26K
Swimming & Diving 27 $270K $1.7M -$1.4M
Softball 24 $360K $2.0M -$1.6M
Volleyball 20 $291K $2.3M -$2.0M
Gymnastics 18 $287K $1.7M -$1.4M
Golf 14 $51K $2.5M -$2.4M
Tennis 8 $23K $1.2M -$1.1M
Total 460 $103.9M $103.9M $6K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 28%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 91% 65%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 1150 – 1360
SAT Math Range 570 – 690
SAT RW Range 580 – 680