Ames, IA · Public
88.7%
Acceptance rate
1,199
SAT Average
$18,165
Avg net price
25,033
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 5,502Master’s 828Doctoral 448 |
| Bachelor’s 1,151Master’s 177Doctoral 90 |
| Bachelor’s 1,116Master’s 158Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 563Master’s 53Doctoral 176 |
| Bachelor’s 333Master’s 37Doctoral 29 |
| Bachelor’s 318Master’s 80Doctoral 28 |
| Bachelor’s 210Master’s 54Doctoral 20 |
| Bachelor’s 208Master’s 20Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 208Master’s 0Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 207Master’s 7Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 163Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 131Master’s 29Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 130Master’s 15Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 93Master’s 28Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 84Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 79Master’s 21Doctoral 16 |
| Bachelor’s 74Master’s 8Doctoral 37 |
| Bachelor’s 73Master’s 12Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 69Master’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 54Master’s 17Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 53Master’s 1Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 47Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 45Master’s 14Doctoral 17 |
| Bachelor’s 32Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 26Master’s 71Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 24Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s 9Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 4Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Big 12 Conference
Projected sponsored sports18
Athletic participation
460 unique student-athletes · 14 varsity teams
Rolling admission
FAFSA due Dec 17
· Apply with the college's application or Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $9,252
- Required fees
- $1,535
- Food and housing
- $10,808
- Books and supplies
- $700
- Other expenses
- $2,400
- Total
- $24,695
- $21,9402019–2019–20
- $21,9402020–2120–21
- $22,1522021–2221–22
- $23,4722022–2322–23
- $24,2042023–2423–24
- $24,6952024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $18,165 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 46%
- Average share of need met
- 68.6%
- Average need-based grant
- $13,100
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Iowa State University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Iowa State University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
No early admission plans appear in Iowa State University's Common Data Set filing.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Iowa State University admits in-state applicants at 92.1%, out-of-state applicants at 91.1%, and international applicants at 64.9%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
6,160 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Aug 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 63% in 2021–22.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
12% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
45% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
Iowa State University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.9% who submitted one.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.76
Iowa State University rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- First generation
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
Iowa State University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)
Iowa State University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $18,165 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,696 of 5,883 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Iowa State University offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed87.6% of Iowa State University’s first-years return for a second year and 75.5% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03