Iowa State University · Admissions

Ames, IA · City · Public · Research university · the Cyclones · Website ↗

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.

89%

Admitted

of 22,995 applicants

23rd

Selectivity percentile

among Division I schools

1110–1350

SAT middle 50%

21–28

ACT middle 50%

Optional

Test scores

75%

Graduate in 6 yrs

Where your scores would fall

The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.

SAT 1110 – 1350 Your SAT

SAT reading 550 – 660

SAT math 560 – 690

ACT 21 – 28 Your ACT

Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.

Selectivity in context

More selective than23%

Graduation rate75%

Applicants22,995
Admitted20,466 89%
Undergraduates25,332
Women45%
Graduate within 6 years75%

For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.

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