Iowa State University

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

5,449

50.0% Female

50.0% Male

Institution Overview

System

-2

School Type

Public

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

City: Small

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

399

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

127

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Post-master's

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.15%

American Indian or Alaska Native

2.77%

Asian

2.70%

Black or African American

4.06%

Hispanic or Latino

0.13%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

46.89%

White

1.41%

Two or more races

7.60%

Unknown

34.30%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

https://www.iastate.edu/admission-and-aid/admissions

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition

$11,492

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$29,102

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Yes

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

127

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Professional

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Post Master's Certificate

Post Master's Certificate (Distance)

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Actuarial Science	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Agricultural and Extension Education Services	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Agricultural Animal Breeding	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Agricultural Economics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Agricultural Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Agricultural Teacher Education	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Agronomy and Crop Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Analytical Chemistry	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Animal Physiology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Animal Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Anthropology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Apparel and Textiles, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Applied Linguistics	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Applied Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Architecture	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Artificial Intelligence	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Astrophysics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Athletic Training/Trainer	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biochemistry	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Bioinformatics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biomedical Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biophysics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biotechnology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Civil Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Community College Education	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Computational Science	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Computer Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Software and Media Applications, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Creative Writing	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Design and Visual Communications, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Dietetics/Dietitian	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Economics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Education, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Educational/Instructional Technology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Electromechanical Engineering	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Elementary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Elementary Particle Physics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Engineering Mechanics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Engineering/Industrial Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Entomology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Environmental Design/Architecture	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Environmental Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Finance, General	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Food Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Food Science and Technology, Other	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Forestry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Genetics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Geology/Earth Science, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Gerontology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Graphic Design	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Health and Wellness, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
History, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Horticultural Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Hospitality Administration/Management, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Human Computer Interaction	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	Yes No Yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No No No
Human Nutrition	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Immunology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Industrial and Product Design	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No No No
Information Technology	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Inorganic Chemistry	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Interior Design	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Journalism	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Livestock Management	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Management Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Mathematics Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Meeting and Event Planning	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Meteorology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Microbiology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Neuroscience	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Nuclear Physics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Organic Chemistry	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Organizational Leadership	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Physical Chemistry	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Physics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Plant Physiology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Political Science and Government, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Psychology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Public Administration	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Public Policy Analysis, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Reading Teacher Education	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Real Estate	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Rhetoric and Composition	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Secondary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Sociology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Soil Science and Agronomy, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Special Education and Teaching, General	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Statistics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth	Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Technical and Scientific Communication	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Toxicology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Transportation/Mobility Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research	Public Service
Total	2,144	1,417	516	211
With faculty status	1,418	1,417	0	1
Tenured	832	831	0	1
On tenure track	212	212	0	0
Not on tenure track	374	374	0	0
Multi-year contract	301	301	0	0
Annual contract	29	29	0	0
Less-than annual contract	44	44	0	0
Without faculty status	726	0	516	210

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Yes

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average In-State Tuition

$11,492

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$29,102

Financial aid office web address

https://www.financialaid.iastate.edu/

Tuition & Fees

	In-state	Out-of-State
Full time Average Tuition	$11,492	$29,102
Full time Fees	$1,475	$1,475
Part time, per credit hour	$638	$1,617

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	In-state Tuition	In-state Fees	Out-of-State Tuition	Out-of-State Fees
Veterinary Medicine	$28,326	$1,535	$48,774	$1,535

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

5,449

50.0% Female

50.0% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.15%

American Indian or Alaska Native

2.77%

Asian

2.70%

Black or African American

4.06%

Hispanic or Latino

0.13%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

46.89%

White

1.41%

Two or more races

7.60%

Unknown

34.30%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	4	4
Asian	69	82
Black Or African American	75	72
Hispanic Or Latino	86	135
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander	4	3
Non-resident Alien	1,115	754
White	1,197	1,358
Two Or More Races	42	35
Unknown	132	282

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

865

50.1% Male

49.9% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

346

56.4% Male

43.6% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

157

18.5% Male

81.5% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

121

52.9% Male

47.1% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate

Total

35.1% Male

64.9% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

1750 Beardshear Hall
Ames, IA 50011-2103

Phone

515-294-4111

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]