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Iowa State University

Basic Information

Type Public

Location Ames, IA

Population 130,000

Website http://www.iastate.edu/

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

Business & Economics 24%

Engineering 19%

Humanities & Social Sciences 17%

Life & Natural Sciences 16%

Computer Science & Math 9%

Arts 8%

Health Sciences 5%

Education 3%

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	#79
Humanities & Social Sciences	$13M	#111

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	135	#39
Life & Natural Sciences	263	#104
Humanities & Social Sciences	71	#212

Honors College

Name University Honors Program

Students 1,400 (6%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional

Submitted Test Scores 59%

SAT Range 1160 – 1320

SAT Math Range 560 – 690

SAT RW Range 560 – 670

ACT Range 21 – 28

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

⇅	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%	—

⇅	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%	—

⇅	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
Cybersecurity	42 —	86% / 14%	2%	—
Software Engineering	142 —	82% / 18%	6%	$125,071
Engineering Management	70 +7	93% / 7%	3%	$87,388

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Human Sciences	752	20% / 80%	1%	$60,755
Dietetics	40 —	12% / 88%	2%	$59,715
Nutritional Science	21 —	29% / 71%	10%	$61,506
Athletic Training	15 —	53% / 47%	7%	$60,501
Kinesiology	234 +1	38% / 62%	1%	$69,048
Nursing	15 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
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%	—

⇅	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
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%	—
Physics	9 +3	89% / 11%	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

⇅	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