Fast Facts
Location: Ames, IA
Enrollment: 35,993 total students, 5096 are graduate students
Student/Faculty Ratio: 19:1, class sizes vary dramatically
Public Land Grant University: $839 M endowment
Research 1 University: Highest level of research activity; an incredible number of Ph.D. programs offered
Athletics: NCAA Division I with football. Their athletic teams compete in the Big 12 Conference
Financial Outcomes for Students: Data suggests incredible annual Return On Investment (ROI) percentage for graduates of Iowa State University. Even the graduates that paid out of state tuition are experiencing very high ROI
Average Freshman ACT: 25
Percentage of Students Receiving Pell Grants: 21%
Percentage of Students Living on Campus: 33%
Most Popular Degree Programs: Mechanical Engineering, Exercise Science, Marketing, Civil Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Education, Biology
Distinguished Alumni: Botanist and inventor, George Washington Carver; Astronaut, Clayton Anderson; US Senator, Joni Ernst; Iowa Governor, Kim Reynolds