Iowa State University

General Information
- State: Iowa
- City: Ames
- Size of Student Body: 30,432
- Housing Available on Campus: yes
- Monthly Maintenance Rate: $3,075
- Degree Options: Master's degree
- Full List of Graduate Programs: University Website
Tuition & Fees
- More Information: University Website
Number and Amount of Tuition Waivers for Fulbright Germany Grantees
- Fulbright grantees are treated like an externally funded graduate student, and their tuition rate goes from the international tuition rate to the Graduate Assistant rate
Average Costs for Food and Housing, Books and Supplies per term (four months)
- $5,916
Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges (ASPE) accepted
- Yes
Teaching Assistantships available
- Depending on the academic program, 1/4 time or 1/2 time assistantships may be available
Class Size
- 40
Student/Faculty Ratio
- 18:1
Degree Options/Length of Program
- Non-terminal 2 years
- Terminal 3 years
Required Standarized Tests
- Depends on program
Acceptance Rate
- 89%
Start Date of International Orientation
- August 21
Fall Term Dates
- Current Dates: University Website
Extracurricular Activities
- More Information: University Website
Campus Facilities (e.g. libraries, sports facilities, study rooms)
Cultural Activities (e.g. art galleries, theaters, music events, historical and tourist attractions)
- University Musuems
- Reiman Gardens
- Stephens Auditorium
- Traditional residence halls
- apartments
- furnished and unfurnished apartments
- family housing
Fields of Study
Social & Political Sciences
- Agricultural Economics
Economy & Management
- Business Administration
- Business Analytics
Engineering Sciences & Technology
- Civil
- Electrical
- Energy Systems
- Engineering - Aerospace
- Industrial and Mechancial
Computer Science & Data Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer
- Computer Science
- Human Computer Interaction
- Information Systems
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Agricultural and Biosystems
- Agronomy
- Bioinformatics and computational Biology
- Chemical
- Chemistry
- Environmental
- Forestry
- Physics
- Plant Biology
- Plant Breeding
- Plant Pathology
- Toxicology
- Wildlife Ecology
Design, Art & Media
- Architecture
- Industrial Design
- Landscape Architecture
Health & Medical Sciences
- Miomedical Sciences
- Population Sciences in Animal Health
- Veterinary Microbiology
- Veterinary Pathology
- Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Interdisciplinary & Other Fields
- Community and Regional Planning