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Iowa State University

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GPA

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High School GPA

4.0 (30.9%)
3.75–3.99 (26.8%)
3.50–3.74 (18.2%)
3.25–3.49 (11.3%)
3.00–3.24 (7.3%)
2.50–2.99 (5%)
2.00–2.49 (0.4%)
1.00–1.99 (0.0%)
Below 1.0 (0.1%)

Admission Factor Importance

Academic

Rigor of secondary school recordVery Important
Academic GPAVery Important
Standardized test scoresImportant
Class rankConsidered
Application EssayConsidered
Recommendation(s)Considered

Non-academic

InterviewConsidered
Extracurricular activitiesConsidered
Talent/abilityConsidered
Character/personal qualitiesConsidered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyConsidered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
First generationNot Considered
Alumni/ae relationNot Considered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot Considered
Level of applicant's interestNot Considered

Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $10,497

In-State Cost of Attendance: $23,309

Out-of-State Tuition: $27,683

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $40,495

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Scholarships & Grants

Students with need-based aid: 2,696

Average need-based scholarship/grant: $13,100

Students with non-need merit aid: 2,537

Average non-need merit scholarship/grant: $8,830

Student Debt

Median total debt: $18,750

Students with federal loans: 45.9%

Students with Pell grants: 18.5%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $50,667

After 5 years: $65,176

Majors(96 programs)

  1. Mechanical Engineering.(429 graduates)
  2. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(360 graduates)
  3. Marketing.(328 graduates)
  4. Computer Engineering.(295 graduates)
  5. Finance and Financial Management Services.(254 graduates)
  6. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(238 graduates)
  7. Agricultural Business and Management.(230 graduates)
  8. Design and Applied Arts.(227 graduates)
  9. Animal Sciences.(226 graduates)
  10. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(220 graduates)
  11. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(199 graduates)
  12. Psychology, General.(197 graduates)
  13. Biology, General.(190 graduates)
  14. Accounting and Related Services.(188 graduates)
  15. Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.(148 graduates)
  16. Civil Engineering.(143 graduates)
  17. Plant Sciences.(133 graduates)
  18. Hospitality Administration/Management.(133 graduates)
  19. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(130 graduates)
  20. Chemical Engineering.(128 graduates)
  21. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(127 graduates)
  22. Computer Science.(124 graduates)
  23. Industrial Engineering.(124 graduates)
  24. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(119 graduates)
  25. Apparel and Textiles.(119 graduates)
  26. Engineering-Related Fields.(106 graduates)
  27. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(106 graduates)
  28. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(101 graduates)
  29. Political Science and Government.(97 graduates)
  30. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(89 graduates)
  31. Architectural Sciences and Technology.(83 graduates)
  32. Mathematics.(83 graduates)
  33. English Language and Literature, General.(80 graduates)
  34. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(80 graduates)
  35. Communication and Media Studies.(78 graduates)
  36. Journalism.(77 graduates)
  37. Agricultural Engineering.(76 graduates)
  38. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(69 graduates)
  39. History.(67 graduates)
  40. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(66 graduates)
  41. Agricultural Mechanization.(60 graduates)
  42. Materials Engineering(55 graduates)
  43. Construction Engineering.(54 graduates)
  44. International Agriculture.(52 graduates)
  45. Food Science and Technology.(52 graduates)
  46. Economics.(47 graduates)
  47. Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(47 graduates)
  48. Sociology.(45 graduates)
  49. Genetics.(43 graduates)
  50. Statistics.(42 graduates)
  51. Chemistry.(42 graduates)
  52. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(34 graduates)
  53. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(33 graduates)
  54. Nutrition Sciences.(33 graduates)
  55. Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.(31 graduates)
  56. Forestry.(29 graduates)
  57. City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning.(26 graduates)
  58. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(26 graduates)
  59. Landscape Architecture.(25 graduates)
  60. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.(21 graduates)
  61. Anthropology.(20 graduates)
  62. Physics.(17 graduates)
  63. Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies.(16 graduates)
  64. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(16 graduates)
  65. Medical Illustration and Informatics.(16 graduates)
  66. Philosophy.(15 graduates)
  67. Area Studies.(14 graduates)
  68. International Business.(14 graduates)
  69. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(13 graduates)
  70. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(13 graduates)
  71. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(13 graduates)
  72. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(11 graduates)
  73. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(11 graduates)
  74. Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology.(10 graduates)
  75. Business/Managerial Economics.(10 graduates)
  76. Music.(8 graduates)
  77. Public Administration.(7 graduates)
  78. Religion/Religious Studies.(6 graduates)
  79. Visual and Performing Arts, General.(5 graduates)
  80. Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations.(3 graduates)
  81. Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology.(2 graduates)
  82. Computational Science.(1 graduates)
  83. Architecture.
  84. Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education.
  85. Curriculum and Instruction.
  86. Biomedical/Medical Engineering.
  87. Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians.
  88. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  89. Botany/Plant Biology.
  90. Zoology/Animal Biology.
  91. Sustainability Studies.
  92. Social Sciences, General.
  93. Health and Medical Administrative Services.
  94. Business Operations Support and Assistant Services.
  95. Management Information Systems and Services.
  96. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 25,033 students

Admission Rate: 89.1%

Retention Rate: 87.6%

Graduation Rate: 75.5%

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Student Demographics

White (77.1%)
Hispanic (7.2%)
Black (2.6%)
Asian (4.4%)
Two or More (3.1%)
International (3.3%)

Gender Distribution

Men (55.6%)
Women (44.4%)

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