Iowa State University offers 80% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $4,480. Iowa State University is a public college located in Ames, Iowa. Its student population is 34,992. It is a four-year, large, primarily residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 91%. Iowa State University 4 year graduation rate is 45% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
$4,480
AVG. MERIT AID AWARD
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Recent Financial Aid Offers For the 2019 Admissions Year
Parents who completed the admissions process in 2019 submitted their offer data as presented here.
Money You Don’t Need To pay | Money Your Family Needs To pay | Federal Student Loans (Government) | Work Study | ||||||||||
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Expected Family Contribution | State of Residence | Unweighted GPA | Composite SAT | Composite ACT | Admission Type | College Estimated Cost of Attendance | College Grants & Scholarships (NOT BASED on financial need) | Is this money automatically renewable? | College Grants & Scholarships (BASED on financial need) | Net Cost to your family (before loans & work study) | Subsidized | Unsubsidized | Amount you can earn |
$40001 to $45001 | MN | 4.3 | 0 | 33 | Rolling | $35000 | $9500 | No | $0 | $25500 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Below $15,000 | IA | 3.9 | 1360 | 31 | Early Action | $21000 | $7200 | Yes | $0 | $13800 | $3200 | $2000 | $2400 |
Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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Iowa State University | $37,135 | 80% | $4,480 | 91% | |
Lake Superior State University | $25,272 | 83% | $4,912 | 63% | |
Southeast Missouri State University | $28,448 | 76% | $4,898 | 83% |
Colleges in Plains Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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Iowa State University | $37,135 | 80% | $4,480 | 91% | |
Southeast Missouri State University | $28,448 | 76% | $4,898 | 83% | |
Westminster College | $51,250 | 79% | $11,003 | 94% | |
Missouri University Of Science And Technology | $41,981 | 81% | $7,015 | 84% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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Iowa State University | 91 | $101,300 |
West Virginia University | 82 | $99,900 |
Notre Dame De Namur University | 82 | $99,700 |
University Of Iowa | 83 | $99,400 |
Western Washington University | 88 | $99,300 |
Hartwick College | 83 | $99,200 |
University Of Wyoming | 96 | $98,800 |
North Dakota State University Main Campus | 93 | $98,600 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Iowa State University | 91 | $37,135 |
Southeastern Louisiana University | 90 | $33,613 |
Adams State University | 99 | $33,849 |
Indiana State University | 90 | $33,892 |
The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin | 91 | $34,050 |
Emporia State University | 85 | $34,057 |
Old Dominion University | 87 | $34,060 |
West Virginia University | 82 | $34,060 |
Truett Mcconnell University | 93 | $34,074 |
Utah State University | 89 | $34,113 |
Fort Lewis College | 91 | $34,166 |
Hilbert College | 84 | $34,300 |
Sul Ross State University | 99 | $34,409 |
California State University Stanislaus | 86 | $34,662 |
Kent State University At Kent | 85 | $34,858 |
University Of North Carolina At Greensboro | 84 | $34,963 |
Rochester College | 100 | $35,210 |
Rosemont College | 89 | $35,238 |
Texas Woman's University | 87 | $35,514 |
Texas A & M University Corpus Christi | 87 | $35,733 |
Freed Hardeman University | 93 | $35,950 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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Iowa State University | 91 | 45% |
Manhattanville College | 90 | 49% |
Colby Sawyer College | 90 | 49% |
Hartwick College | 83 | 49% |
Cazenovia College | 82 | 49% |
Nichols College | 82 | 48% |
Longwood University | 89 | 48% |
Moody Bible Institute | 95 | 48% |
Robert Morris University | 84 | 47% |
Saint Martin's University | 96 | 47% |
Wilson College | 92 | 47% |
Pennsylvania State University Penn State Erie Behrend College | 89 | 47% |
Chestnut Hill College | 96 | 47% |
University Of Northwestern St Paul | 93 | 47% |
Otis College Of Art And Design | 94 | 47% |
Illinois State University | 89 | 47% |
Loyola University New Orleans | 94 | 47% |
Benedictine College | 93 | 46% |
Ave Maria University | 83 | 46% |
University Of Detroit Mercy | 83 | 46% |
Columbia College | 96 | 46% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Iowa State University | 80% | $4,480 |
Southeast Missouri State University | 76% | $4,898 |
University Of Southern Indiana | 85% | $4,452 |
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