Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Iowa State University admitted 21,652 of 24,625 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (87.9%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at Iowa State University
Three things Iowa State University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
Iowa State University files test scores under “important”.
That is the school’s own placement on the grid it publishes every year. 12% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
12% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 45% sent an ACT. Iowa State University files test scores under “important”.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Families paid $18,589 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
87.9%
21,652 admitted of 24,625 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
SAT, middle 50%
1153–1360
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
ACT, middle 50%
21–28
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Average GPA of admitted students
3.76
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
12%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
45%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Where do you actually stand at Iowa State University?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What Iowa State University says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Course rigorvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Test scoresimportant
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Essayconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Class rankconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Not considered
- Legacy
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Demonstrated interest
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $18,589 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $10,582
- $30k–$48k
- $11,506
- $48k–$75k
- $15,463
- $75k–$110k
- $19,605
- Over $110k
- $22,496
Source: the College Scorecard
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Rolling AdmissionJune 1, 2027
Verified July 17, 2026
More colleges on the record
Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.
Other colleges in Iowa
The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.
Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.
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