Iowa State University
Iowa State University admitted 89% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1120–1360 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $18,517 a year. Within six years, 77% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 89%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1120–1360
- ACT middle 50%
- 21–28
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $24,539 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $18,517 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $11,957 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $11,092 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $30,140 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 77%
- Students who return for a second year
- 88%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $67,568 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,250
Students
- Undergraduates
- 25,367
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 23%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Engineering
- 21%
- Business, management and marketing
- 20%
- Agriculture, animal and plant sciences
- 10%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 6%
- Computer and information sciences
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Wagner College NY · 88% admitted
- University of Oregon OR · 88% admitted
- Bethel University MN · 88% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC · 89% admitted
- Monmouth University NJ · 89% admitted
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA · 89% admitted
More colleges in Iowa
- University of Iowa IA · 84% admitted
- University of Northern Iowa IA · 93% admitted
- Drake University IA · 64% admitted
- Upper Iowa University IA · 97% admitted
- Saint Ambrose University IA · 77% admitted
- Waldorf University IA · 77% admitted
- Grinnell College IA · 14% admitted
- Dordt University IA · 69% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.