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Iowa State University is a public institution situated in Ames, Iowa. Ames is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Iowa State University?

Contact details for Iowa State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1750 Beardshear Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2103
Phone:	515-294-4111
Website:	www.iastate.edu

Can I Afford Iowa State?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Iowa State students paid $363 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,049 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,678	$25,162
Fees	$1,455	$1,455
Books and Supplies	$1,091	$1,091
On Campus Room and Board	$9,358	$9,358
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,890	$2,890

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Iowa State, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $7,684 a year. That adds up to $30,736 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Iowa State is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Iowa State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 25,808 undergraduate students at Iowa State, with 24,461 being full-time and 1,347 being part-time.

There are also 4,900 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 24,461 full-time undergraduates at Iowa State, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Iowa State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	963
Black or African American	622
Hispanic or Latino	1,713
White	18,905
International Students	850
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,408

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Iowa State University. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 120 countries are represented at Iowa State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Malaysia.

Online Learning at Iowa State University

In 2020-2021, 16,019 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Iowa State has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Iowa State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Iowa State University was 53.8%. This is the #531 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Iowa State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jamo2008 under License

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