Iowa State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Iowa State University is a public research university in Ames, IA (city setting), with 25,332 undergraduates (45% women). It admitted 89% of 22,995 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1110–1350 on the SAT and 21–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $41,390 a year for out-of-state students and $24,204 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,354 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 75% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in engineering, business, agriculture. The campus reported 0.66 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Iowa State University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,497 in-state · $27,683 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 24 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Iowa State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Iowa State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big 12 Conference | 36 | 8 over | 5 | $1.9M | $52,859 | 995 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 15 | at cap | 8 | $10M | $692,184 | 949 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $5.3M | $352,187 | 985 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 8 | — | — | 985 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Big 12 Conference | 135 | 30 over | 1 | $32M | $239,536 | 979 | |
| Men's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $1.2M | $144,847 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 6 | room 3 | 2 | $1.3M | $216,378 | 995 | |
| Softball | Big 12 Conference | 24 | room 1 | 5 | $2M | $81,682 | 987 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big 12 Conference | 27 | room 3 | 3 | $1.7M | $61,967 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $1.2M | $145,688 | 993 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 129 | 84 over | 8 | $2.5M | $19,639 | 972 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 124 | 79 over | 8 | $2.5M | $20,361 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big 12 Conference | 20 | 2 over | 5 | $2.3M | $112,549 | 978 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big 12 Conference | 44 | 14 over | 1 | $2.7M | $60,713 | 984 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.