Iowa State University

Ames, IA

According to its mission statement, Iowa State says University seeks to "educate future leaders and citizens with a global perspective, conduct research and scholarship of international significance, and share our knowledge to benefit Iowa, the nation, and the world." [Source]

Website: http://www.iastate.edu/

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25,808
Undergraduate
Enrollment

51%
4-Year
Graduation Rate

$9,634
In-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

$25,446
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

18:1
Student to Faculty Ratio

2.4%
Student Loan Default Rate

General Education Requirements

Composition

YES

Literature

Foreign Language

U.S. Government/History

Economics

Mathematics

Science

YES

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FIRE Speech Code School Rating

A yellow light institution maintains policies that could be interpreted to suppress protected speech or policies that, while clearly restricting freedom of speech, restrict relatively narrow categories of speech.

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Curriculum last evaluated: 10/28/2022

2021-22 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.