Iowa State University

Ames, IA 50011

Quick Facts

Admissions and Enrollment Data

Category Applicants Admits Enrollees
In-State 5845 5341 3110
Out-of-State 14281 13194 2560
International 2869 1871 189
Men 12146 10670 3147
Women 10849 9826 2712
Unknown Gender 0 0 0

Basis of Admission - Academic Factors

Factor Importance
GPAN/A
Class RankN/A
Rigor in School Coursework TakenN/A
College-preparatory programN/A
RecommendationsN/A
ACT/SAT ScoresN/A

Basis of Admission - Non-Academic Factors

Factor Importance
Talent/abilityN/A
English ProficiencyN/A
Other TestsN/A
Work experienceN/A
Personal statement or essayN/A
Legacy statusN/A

Undergraduate Courses

African Studies.

  • Russian Studies.
  • Area Studies, Other.
  • Women's Studies.

Agriculture, General.

  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations.
  • Farm/Farm and Ranch Management.
  • Agricultural Mechanization, General.
  • International Agriculture.
  • Animal Sciences, General.
  • Dairy Science.
  • Food Science.
  • Agronomy and Crop Science.
  • Horticultural Science.

Biology/Biological Sciences, General.

  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
  • Biochemistry.
  • Biophysics.
  • Microbiology, General.
  • Entomology.
  • Genetics, General.
  • Bioinformatics.
  • Ecology.

Business/Commerce, General.

  • Business Administration and Management, General.
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management.
  • Operations Management and Supervision.
  • Accounting.
  • Business/Managerial Economics.
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies.
  • Finance, General.
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General.
  • Meeting and Event Planning.
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce.
  • Management Information Systems, General.
  • Management Science.
  • Actuarial Science.
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other.
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General.

Communication, General.

  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
  • Journalism.
  • Public Relations/Image Management.
  • Advertising.

Computer and Information Sciences, General.

  • Information Technology.
  • Computer Science.

Criminal Justice and Corrections, General.

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies.

Education, General.

  • Education, General.
  • Elementary Education and Teaching.
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching.
  • Agricultural Teacher Education.
  • Music Teacher Education.

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General.

  • Engineering/Industrial Management.

Engineering, General.

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General.
  • Agricultural Engineering.
  • Chemical Engineering.
  • Civil Engineering, General.
  • Computer Engineering, General.
  • Computer Software Engineering.
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.
  • Materials Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering.
  • Construction Engineering.
  • Industrial Engineering.

English Language and Literature, General.

  • English Language and Literature, General.
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing.

Foreign Languages and Literatures, General.

  • Linguistics.
  • German Language and Literature.
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
  • French Language and Literature.
  • Spanish Language and Literature.
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.

  • Athletic Training/Trainer.
  • Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator.
  • Dietetics/Dietitian.
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.

History, General.

  • History, General.

Human Services, General.

  • Public Administration.

Intelligence, General.

  • Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.

Mathematics, General.

  • Mathematics, General.
  • Statistics, General.

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.

  • Nutrition Sciences.
  • Computational Science.
  • Sustainability Studies.
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.

Natural Resources/Conservation, General.

  • Environmental Studies.
  • Environmental Science.
  • Forest Sciences and Biology.

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies.

  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology.

Philosophy and Religious Studies, General.

  • Philosophy.
  • Religion/Religious Studies.

Physical Sciences, General.

  • Meteorology.
  • Chemistry, General.
  • Geology/Earth Science, General.
  • Physics, General.

Pre-Architecture Studies.

  • Architecture.
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning.
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology.

Psychology, General.

  • Psychology, General.

Social Sciences, General.

  • Anthropology, General.
  • Economics, General.
  • Political Science and Government, General.
  • Sociology, General.

Visual and Performing Arts, General.

  • Visual and Performing Arts, General.
  • Design and Visual Communications, General.
  • Industrial and Product Design.
  • Fashion/Apparel Design.
  • Interior Design.
  • Graphic Design.
  • Music, General.

Work and Family Studies.

  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.
  • Family Resource Management Studies, General.
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General.
  • Child Development.
  • Family and Community Services.
  • Apparel and Textiles, General.

Graduate Courses

Agriculture, General.

  • Agricultural Economics.
  • Farm/Farm and Ranch Management.
  • Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture.
  • Agricultural and Extension Education Services.
  • Animal Sciences, General.
  • Agricultural Animal Breeding.
  • Livestock Management.
  • Food Science.
  • Agronomy and Crop Science.
  • Horticultural Science.
  • Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding.
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General.
  • Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General.
  • Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology.
  • Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology.
  • Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health.

Biology/Biological Sciences, General.

  • Biomedical Sciences, General.
  • Biochemistry.
  • Biophysics.
  • Plant Pathology/Phytopathology.
  • Plant Physiology.
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology.
  • Microbiology, General.
  • Immunology.
  • Entomology.
  • Animal Physiology.
  • Genetics, General.
  • Toxicology.
  • Bioinformatics.
  • Biotechnology.
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
  • Neuroscience.

Business/Commerce, General.

  • Business Administration and Management, General.
  • Transportation/Mobility Management.
  • Accounting.
  • Finance, General.
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General.
  • Meeting and Event Planning.
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other.
  • Real Estate.

Communication, General.

  • Journalism.

Computer and Information Sciences, General.

  • Information Technology.
  • Computer Science.
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance.

Education, General.

  • Education, General.
  • Curriculum and Instruction.
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General.
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration.
  • Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement.
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education.
  • Special Education and Teaching, General.
  • Elementary Education and Teaching.
  • Agricultural Teacher Education.
  • Mathematics Teacher Education.
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education.
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor.

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General.

  • Engineering/Industrial Management.
  • Energy Systems Technology/Technician.

Engineering, General.

  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General.
  • Agricultural Engineering.
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering.
  • Chemical Engineering.
  • Civil Engineering, General.
  • Computer Engineering, General.
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
  • Engineering Mechanics.
  • Systems Engineering.
  • Industrial Engineering.
  • Energy Systems Engineering, General.

English Language and Literature, General.

  • English Language and Literature, General.
  • Creative Writing.
  • Rhetoric and Composition.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.

  • Athletic Training/Trainer.
  • Dietetics/Dietitian.

History, General.

  • History, General.

Human Services, General.

  • Public Administration.
  • Public Policy Analysis, General.

Mathematics, General.

  • Mathematics, General.
  • Applied Mathematics, General.
  • Statistics, General.

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.

  • Gerontology.
  • Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis.
  • Nutrition Sciences.
  • Human Computer Interaction.
  • Sustainability Studies.
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.

Natural Resources/Conservation, General.

  • Environmental Science.
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management.
  • Forestry, General.
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management.

Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies.

  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology.

Physical Sciences, General.

  • Astrophysics.
  • Meteorology.
  • Chemistry, General.
  • Analytical Chemistry.
  • Inorganic Chemistry.
  • Organic Chemistry.
  • Physical Chemistry.
  • Geology/Earth Science, General.
  • Physics, General.
  • Elementary Particle Physics.
  • Nuclear Physics.
  • Condensed Matter and Materials Physics.

Pre-Architecture Studies.

  • Architecture.
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning.
  • Environmental Design/Architecture.
  • Landscape Architecture.
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology.

Psychology, General.

  • Psychology, General.

Social Sciences, General.

  • Anthropology, General.
  • Economics, General.
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics.
  • Political Science and Government, General.
  • Sociology, General.

Visual and Performing Arts, General.

  • Visual and Performing Arts, General.
  • Design and Visual Communications, General.
  • Industrial and Product Design.
  • Interior Design.
  • Graphic Design.

Work and Family Studies.

  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.
  • Human Nutrition.
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General.
  • Apparel and Textiles, General.