Iowa State University Computer Science Programs

Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The location of Iowa State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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

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How Do I Get Into Iowa State?

You can apply to Iowa State online at: apps.admissions.iastate.edu/myaccount/

Admission Requirements for Iowa State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Iowa State?

With an acceptance rate of 90%, Iowa State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 53% of accepted students are men and 47% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 19% of students accepted to Iowa State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 660. Math scores were between 550 and 690.

Iowa State received ACT scores from 57% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

Can I Afford Iowa State University?

The overall average net price of Iowa State is $28,315. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

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 2022-2023, 16,558 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.

Iowa State University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Information Technology	195	2	129	0	326
Computer Science	96	0	24	11	131
Computer & IS Security	0	3	14	0	17
Other Computer Software & Media Applications	0	3	0	0	3
TOTAL	291	8	167	11	477

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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