Iowa State University

3410 Beardshear Hall
Ames, IA 50011-2030
(515) 294-5836
www.iastate.edu
fax:(515) 294-2592
president:Steven Leath
16539 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.83 Graduation Rate 0.68
0.65 0.72

STUDENT RATIO

27659

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

7726 | 20278

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

26177

CLASS SIZE

25

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
605

SAT MATH

540

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

25

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.65
0.72
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
530
605
680
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
460
540
620
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
22
25
28
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$25250

Average Monthly Payment

$280

Median Earnings

$47200

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

77%
URL Applywww.admissions.iastate.edu/apply/
Application Fee40
Percent Admitted (Men)0.81
Percent Admitted (Women)0.84
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment1482
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.77
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.04
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.88
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6586
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates9041
Applicants Men8927
Applicants Women7612
Admissions Total13648
Admissions Men7221
Admissions Women6427
ACT English 25th percentile score21
ACT English 75th percentile score28
ACT Math 25th percentile score22
ACT Math 75th percentile score28
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1145
Median ACT English Score25
Median ACT Math Score25
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)55%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)91%
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