Also known as

  • ISU

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
386
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
123
Doctoral Research
84
Doctoral Professional
1
Distance
2
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

Application Fee
$60
Admissions Office Web Address
https://www.iastate.edu/admission-and-aid/admissions

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$10,996
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$27,848

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
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
123
Master's (Distance)
1
Doctor's Degree Research
84
Doctor's Degree Professional
1
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
18
Post Master's Certificate
44
Post Master's Certificate (Distance)
1
Program Area Program Type Program Format
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 Yes No
Architecture 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 Yes 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 Post Master's Certificate Yes 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
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 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 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
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
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

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 2,185 1,432 546 207
With faculty status 1,433 1,432 0 1
Tenured 863 862 0 1
On tenure track 207 207 0 0
Not on tenure track 363 363 0 0
Multi-year contract 322 322 0 0
Annual contract 7 7 0 0
Less-than annual contract 34 34 0 0
Without faculty status 752 0 546 206

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$10,996
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$27,848
Financial aid office web address
https://www.financialaid.iastate.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$4,862
Typical Board
$4,864
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$10,996$27,848
Full time Fees$1,455$1,455
Part time, per credit hour$611$1,548

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Veterinary Medicine $27,746 $1,515 $59,472 $1,515

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

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 ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
872
53.3% Male
46.7% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
420
58.6% Male
41.4% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
156
17.3% Male
82.7% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
90
40.0% Male
60.0% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
91
42.9% Male
57.1% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

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

Admissions Office Contact

Address
1750 Beardshear Hall
Ames, IA 50011-2103
Phone
515-294-4111
Fax
Email
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]


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