COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 153603PUBLIC

AMES, IA

Iowa State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$18,589Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate75.4%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$68,277working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$22,869completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$68,277
Median earnings 5 years after completion$65,176

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$10,582
$30,001–48,000$11,506
$48,001–75,000$15,463
$75,001–110,000$19,605
$110,001+$22,496

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion75.4%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention87.6%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients18.8%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share43.3%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid44.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort7,069federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates25,367IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate88.7%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$22,869

7,504 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

41 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 306 working graduates$105,753 earnings · $24,337 debt →Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 110 working graduates$104,211 earnings · $24,663 debt →Construction EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$100,676 earnings · $20,500 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 111 working graduates$99,705 earnings · $26,997 debt →Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 146 working graduates$94,089 earnings · $26,572 debt →Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 157 working graduates$92,914 earnings · $23,750 debt →Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 140 working graduates$92,773 earnings · $20,188 debt →Agricultural EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$88,576 earnings · $21,500 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 509 working graduates$85,938 earnings · $23,500 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 157 working graduates$85,427 earnings · $25,250 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$83,267 earnings · $24,438 debt →Engineering-Related FieldsBachelor's Degree · 160 working graduates$82,548 earnings · $25,236 debt →Agricultural MechanizationBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$78,890 earnings · $20,946 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 406 working graduates$78,304 earnings · $22,250 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 278 working graduates$75,360 earnings · $21,750 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 199 working graduates$70,706 earnings · $23,250 debt →ArchitectureBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$69,310 earnings · $31,000 debt →Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 358 working graduates$67,529 earnings · $16,972 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 407 working graduates$66,482 earnings · $23,250 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 220 working graduates$62,965 earnings · $24,750 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$61,166 earnings · $23,250 debt →Plant SciencesBachelor's Degree · 147 working graduates$60,997 earnings · $20,500 debt →Apparel and TextilesBachelor's Degree · 205 working graduates$60,349 earnings · $23,204 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 285 working graduates$60,059 earnings · $25,425 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$57,752 earnings · $23,250 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 123 working graduates$57,110 earnings · $19,425 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 210 working graduates$55,491 earnings · $20,998 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 109 working graduates$54,889 earnings · $28,623 debt →Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$54,391 earnings · $21,000 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$53,633 earnings · $23,250 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 184 working graduates$53,447 earnings · $24,614 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$52,934 earnings · $26,007 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 362 working graduates$52,671 earnings · $27,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$52,622 earnings · $19,000 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 293 working graduates$51,644 earnings · $21,500 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 92 working graduates$51,387 earnings · $22,227 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$49,626 earnings · $24,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 222 working graduates$49,286 earnings · $23,121 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 249 working graduates$47,462 earnings · $25,000 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 190 working graduates$46,253 earnings · $24,958 debt →Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's Degree · 151 working graduates$39,143 earnings · $24,347 debt →
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