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Iowa State University

Instate Tuition (2013-2014)
$7,726
Out-of-state Tuition (2013-2014)
$20,278

ISU Address

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
AMES, IA 50011
General info:(515) 294-5836
Financial aid office:(515) 294-2223
Admissions office:(515) 294-5836University Homepage

Tuition + ISU Housing (2013-2014)

Meals Per Week:19

Undergrad Application Fee: $40
Grad Application Fee:$40

Tuition Payment Plan:Yes
Campus Housing Capacity:11,270
Freshman Must Live on Campus: No

University Makeup (2013-2014)

# of Undergrads: 27,941
# of Grad students: 6,483
# of Part time: 15
Total Students: 34,424
Male

55.7%
Female

44.3%
International

12%
African-American

3%
American Indian

0%
Asian

3%
Hispanic

4%
Pacific Islander

27%
Caucasian

73%
Unknown

4%

Financial Aid

80% First time, full time students receive federal aid and the average amount is $2,907

2% of students receive State/Local grants and the average amount is $6,455

75% receive instiutional grants and the average institutional award is $5,397

55% receive student loans and the average amount is $6,586Net Price CalculatorFinancial Aid Website
Public 4 year or above Institution
Research Universities (very high research activity)
Doctoral/Research Universities--Extensive

Special Programs

Veterinary Program
Teacher Certifications

Admissions Requirements

Secondary School Record Required
Secondary School GPA Required
Secondary School Rank Required
Test Scores Required
Competencies N/A

Special Credits

HS College Credit: Yes
AP Credit: Yes
Life Experience Credit: No
Special Credits(other): No

Applicants Admitted

81% men vs 84% women admitted

Applicants vs Admissions (2013-2014)

Men Applicants:8,927
Women Applicants:7,612
Men Admitted:7,221
Women Admitted:6,427

Student Services

Library On Campus
Remedial Services
Counseling Services
Employment Services
Placement Services
Day Care On Campus

Majors

• Accounting
• Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor
• Advertising
• Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
• Aerospace
• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agricultural Animal Breeding
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Engineering
• Agricultural Mechanization
• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding
• Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
• Agronomy and Crop Science
• Analytical Chemistry
• Animal Nutrition
• Animal Physiology
• Animal Sciences
• Anthropology
• Apparel and Textiles
• Applied Mathematics
• Architecture
• Area Studies
• Astrophysics
• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biophysics
• Biotechnology
• Business
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• City/Urban
• Civil Engineering
• Community and Regional Planning
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
• Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
• Construction Engineering
• Creative Writing
• Crop Production
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Dairy Science
• Design and Visual Communications
• Dietetics/Dietitian
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Ecology
• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Economics
• Education
• Educational Assessment
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Elementary Particle Physics
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• English Language and Literature
• Entomology
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Epidemiology
• Family Resource Management Studies
• Family and Community Services
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Farm/Farm and Ranch Management
• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Finance
• Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
• Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
• Food Science
• Forensic Science and Technology
• Forest Sciences and Biology
• Forestry
• French Language and Literature
• General
• Genetics
• Geographic Information Science and Cartography
• Geology/Earth Science
• German Language and Literature
• Graphic Design
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• History
• History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
• Horticultural Science
• Hospitality Administration/Management
• Human Computer Interaction
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Human Nutrition
• Immunology
• Industrial Engineering
• Industrial and Product Design
• Information Technology
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Interior Design
• International Agriculture
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Journalism
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Landscape Architecture
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Literatures
• Livestock Management
• Logistics
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Materials
• Materials Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator
• Meeting and Event Planning
• Meteorology
• Microbiology
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Music
• Music Teacher Education
• Neuroscience
• Nuclear Physics
• Nutrition Sciences
• Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Organic Chemistry
• Oth
• Other
• Philosophy
• Physical Chemistry
• Physics
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
• Plant Physiology
• Political Science and Government
• Professional
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Rhetoric and Composition
• Romance Languages
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Sociology
• Soil Science and Agronomy
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Special Education and Teaching
• Specific Levels and Methods
• Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Statistics
• Systems Engineering
• Teacher Education and Professional Development
• Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Technical
• Testing
• Toxicology
• Transportation/Mobility Management
• Veterinary Medicine
• Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
• Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology
• Veterinary Preventive Medicine
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Wildlife
• Linguistics
• Measurement
• Public Health
• Scientific Writing
• Supply Chain Management
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