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Iowa State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Ames, IA
Population 130,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 25,033
Men / Women 55% / 45%
White 69%
Hispanic 7%
Asian 5%
International 4%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 27%
Business & Economics 24%
Life & Natural Sciences 20%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17%
Arts 8%
Education 3%
Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,787
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $28,881
Est. In-State Cost $13,954
Est. Out-of-State Cost $37,360
10-Year ROI $216,000
ROI Percentile 87th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 29%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $189M #30
Life & Natural Sciences $222M #80
Humanities & Social Sciences $13M #112
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 135 #39
Life & Natural Sciences 263 #116
Humanities & Social Sciences 71 #218

Honors College

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

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 59%
SAT Range 1,120 – 1,360
ACT Range 21 – 28

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 946 40% / 60% 2% $69,142
Agricultural Mechanization 32 +7 88% / 12% 0% $82,165
Agronomy and Crop Science 57 +15 53% / 47% 4% $78,133
Animal Science 222 17% / 83% 0% $62,889
Biochemistry 18 +1 56% / 44% 0% $78,865
Bioinformatics 4 +1 25% / 75% 50%
Biology 173 +4 37% / 63% 1% $65,826
Dairy Science 9 0% / 100% 0% $62,889
Food Science 21 24% / 76% 14% $71,619
Forest Sciences and Biology 28 57% / 43% 0% $50,946
Genetics 36 28% / 72% 0% $62,909
Horticulture 43 +3 44% / 56% 5% $78,133
Microbiology 31 32% / 68% 3% $68,407
Agribusiness 109 55% / 45% 2% $77,176
Agricultural Education 30 +5 27% / 73% 0% $61,624
Farm and Ranch Management 103 75% / 25% 2% $77,176
International Agriculture 22 +29 18% / 82% 0% $57,979
Agricultural Communications 8 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Design 351 40% / 60% 4% $61,837
Architecture 78 58% / 42% 8%
Community and Regional Planning 14 57% / 43% 7% $69,279
Graphic Design 85 33% / 67% 2% $61,412
Industrial Design 68 63% / 37% 1% $61,412
Integrated Studio Arts 35 11% / 89% 3% $61,412
Interior Design 57 7% / 93% 5% $61,412
Visual and Performing Arts 14 +2 57% / 43% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 1,346 83% / 17% 4% $113,669
Aerospace Engineering 173 89% / 11% 3% $103,990
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering 35 71% / 29% 3% $87,257
Chemical Engineering 73 60% / 40% 3% $107,974
Civil Engineering 96 77% / 23% 7% $97,754
Computer Engineering 75 91% / 9% 4% $125,071
Construction Engineering 54 85% / 15% 0% $107,192
Electrical Engineering 98 90% / 10% 10% $137,657
Environmental Engineering 13 85% / 15% 0%
Industrial Engineering 76 66% / 34% 1% $121,479
Materials Engineering 30 63% / 37% 0% $98,694
Mechanical Engineering 369 86% / 14% 5% $118,447
Software Engineering 142 82% / 18% 6% $125,071
Engineering Management 70 +7 93% / 7% 3% $87,388
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare 42 86% / 14% 2%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Human Sciences 752 20% / 80% 1% $60,755
Athletic Training 15 53% / 47% 7% $60,501
Dietetics 40 12% / 88% 2% $59,715
Kinesiology 234 +1 38% / 62% 1% $69,048
Nursing 15 0% / 100% 0%
Nutritional Science 21 29% / 71% 10% $61,506
Event Management 60 5% / 95% 0% $59,360
Financial Counseling and Planning 15 67% / 33% 0%
Health/Health Care Administration/Management 6 0% / 100% 0%
Hospitality Management 10 20% / 80% 0% $59,360
Child Development 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,019
Family and Consumer Sciences 14 7% / 93% 0% $53,092
Human Development and Family Studies 62 +3 2% / 98% 2% $51,019
Early Childhood Education 14 0% / 100% 0% $56,056
Elementary Education 157 8% / 92% 0% $56,056
Apparel, Merchandising, and Design 79 14% / 86% 0% $57,104
Medical Illustration 9 11% / 89% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 1,478 50% / 50% 4% $68,142
Computational Science 15 +3 67% / 33% 0%
Computer Science 139 +2 88% / 12% 18% $122,204
Information Technology 125 +9 84% / 16% 3%
Mathematics 38 +12 55% / 45% 3% $84,600
Physics 9 +3 89% / 11% 0%
Statistics 33 +2 76% / 24% 15%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 1 100% / 0% 0%
Chemistry 41 +3 51% / 49% 7%
Ecology 92 +3 40% / 60% 0% $51,019
Geosciences 7 +1 29% / 71% 0% $61,517
Meteorology 19 68% / 32% 0%
Advertising 42 +1 33% / 67% 2% $70,958
Economics 15 +9 80% / 20% 7% $91,245
Anthropology 16 +3 44% / 56% 0% $49,455
Communication Studies 57 +9 28% / 72% 0% $62,544
Criminal Justice 98 +15 47% / 53% 1%
English 57 +1 21% / 79% 0% $55,942
Environmental Science and Policy 66 +3 41% / 59% 0% $66,122
History 61 +2 62% / 38% 0% $51,685
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $66,901
Journalism and Mass Communication 36 +1 50% / 50% 3% $58,534
Linguistics 19 11% / 89% 0% $54,375
Philosophy 8 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Political Science 51 +13 65% / 35% 0% $69,080
Psychology 204 +13 26% / 74% 2% $56,270
Public Administration 8 +1 25% / 75% 0%
Public Relations 45 +2 20% / 80% 0% $70,958
Religion/Religious Studies 2 +7 100% / 0% 0%
Romance Languages 13 +27 15% / 85% 0% $53,363
Sociology 18 +13 56% / 44% 6% $64,891
Sustainability Studies 28 61% / 39% 7%
Technical Communication 7 +4 43% / 57% 0%
University Studies 76 51% / 49% 8% $50,436
Women's and Gender Studies 10 +3 10% / 90% 0%
Music 8 +2 50% / 50% 0%
Music Education 12 42% / 58% 0% $61,624
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Ivy College of Business 924 66% / 34% 3% $87,981
Accounting 126 +8 60% / 40% 2% $91,038
Actuarial Science 11 73% / 27% 0% $82,087
Business Economics 7 +1 100% / 0% 14%
Entrepreneurship 32 +8 69% / 31% 3%
Finance 215 +17 85% / 15% 4% $85,017
Human Resources Management 18 22% / 78% 6%
Management 118 +26 60% / 40% 1% $102,433
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 43 +12 72% / 28% 2% $82,087
Marketing 245 +25 54% / 46% 2% $76,920
Supply Chain Management 109 +7 74% / 26% 2% $102,433

Rankings

Engineering, Computing & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
Dark Matter
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset
It Actually IS Rocket Science Aerospace Engineering
CubeSat Crew
Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
The Green Giants
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
High-Vis Vests & Factory Floor Grunts
Playing House Civil Engineering
The Deep Bench
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression Computer Engineering
State-Funded CPU Factories
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Short Circuit Survivors
Hugging Trees with Calculus Environmental Engineering
Carbon Crushers
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Solid State
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Rust Belt Royalty & Co-op Cults
We Glow In The Dark Nuclear Engineering
Fission Faithful

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Mitosis Mode
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Agri-Chem & Geo
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
The Strata
Photosynthesis Fan Club Ecology & Plant Biology
Greenhouse Gang
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Carbon Neutral
Better Eating Through Chemistry Food Science & Nutrition
Lab Coat Foodies
Memorizing 206 Bones Human Biology
Lab Partners
Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
Articulation Crew
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
The Land Grants
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Aggies with Stethoscopes (Veterinary Sciences)

Business & Economics

Show Me the Bushels Agribusiness & Economics
Wall Street of Wheat
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets Business Analytics
Supply Chain Bottlenecks
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
The Aggie-Econ & Applied Regressions Guild
Office Politics 101 Human Resources
People Operations

Humanities & Social Sciences

Saving the Planet, One Policy at a Time Environmental Policy & Sustainability
Compost Curriculum
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Cubicle Whisperers
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
Grammar Nerds

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Story Time Pros
Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Chalkboard Champions
History Repeats Itself Social Sciences Education
Document-Based Question Crew
Everyone Gets a Medal Special Education
Differentiated Instruction
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Coaches and Conductors
Show Your Work, Then Teach It STEM Education
Equation Educators

Professional

The Hard Hat Caste Construction
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