Iowa State's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Iowa State University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Iowa State University students is 76.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 80.1%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 73.0%.

76.0%

asian 71.6% 154 students
African American 57.0% 94 students
white 78.1% 3,644 students
unknown 76.7% 270 students
hawaiian 50.0% 4 students
hispanic 66.8% 213 students
International Students 74.9% 206 students
Mixed Race 63.4% 97 students

Drop Out

Iowa State University has an overall drop-out rate of 6.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 8.3% and 3.3% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

6.1%

asian 7.9% 17 students
African American 13.9% 23 students
white 5.1% 236 students
unknown 4.8% 17 students
hispanic 7.5% 24 students
International Students 17.4% 48 students
Mixed Race 7.8% 12 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Iowa State University at a rate of 16.7% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 16.0%, and male students' 17.2%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

16.7%

asian 20.5% 44 students
African American 26.7% 44 students
white 16.0% 748 students
unknown 16.8% 59 students
hawaiian 37.5% 3 students
hispanic 22.9% 73 students
International Students 4.7% 13 students
Mixed Race 28.8% 44 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.1%

African American 2.4% 4 students
white 0.9% 40 students
unknown 1.7% 6 students
hispanic 2.8% 9 students
International Students 2.9% 8 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$74,299	$73,321	$83,452
Computer Engineering	$72,598	$73,839	$83,292
Computer Science	$71,184	$71,734	$81,196
Construction Engineering	$71,580	$70,083	$77,479
Chemical Engineering	$70,534	$67,156	$76,113
Mechanical Engineering	$64,842	$67,221	$74,553
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$66,960	$62,734	$73,299
Materials Engineering	$66,475	$63,005	$71,846
Industrial Engineering	$67,086	$68,101	$71,266
Civil Engineering	$61,277	$62,632	$70,505
Management Information Systems and Services	$56,910	$59,801	$64,979
Agricultural Engineering	$63,141	$60,485	$64,891
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$50,665	$54,350	$62,375
Engineering-Related Fields	$61,647	$58,040	$62,204
Agricultural Mechanization	$57,856	$55,693	$61,306
Accounting and Related Services	$51,771	$53,537	$60,058
Finance and Financial Management Services	$51,055	$50,060	$57,593
Economics	$49,423	$46,087	$57,316
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	NA	$51,392	$55,929
Architecture	$49,768	$50,060	$54,410
Agricultural Business and Management	$46,032	$48,432	$53,354
Landscape Architecture	$47,898	$46,924	$52,776
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$39,426	$43,426	$52,273
Marketing	$44,875	$45,249	$52,029
Mathematics	$47,736	$44,542	$50,861
Plant Sciences	$44,779	$46,395	$48,631
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$37,468	$41,565	$46,769
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$25,287	$35,952	$46,081
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$35,690	$39,369	$45,961
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$39,633	$39,559	$45,483
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$37,622	$37,208	$45,215
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$28,217	$36,745	$44,877
Genetics	$30,438	$30,047	$44,194
Apparel and Textiles	$41,681	$39,585	$44,122
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$32,074	$34,126	$44,050
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$40,888	$41,870	$43,723
Design and Applied Arts	$37,065	$38,721	$43,606
Political Science and Government	$35,620	$38,529	$43,490
Hospitality Administration/Management	$37,025	$39,832	$43,481
Food Science and Technology	$49,538	$42,682	$43,242
Biology, General	$27,611	$32,108	$41,710
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$42,285	$36,674	$41,682
Animal Sciences	$35,828	$38,289	$41,609
Journalism	$34,913	$35,986	$41,096
Sociology	$35,205	$36,776	$40,962
Communication and Media Studies	$38,232	$38,134	$40,661
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$29,313	$32,119	$40,433
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$39,738	$40,322	$40,328
Nutrition Sciences	$29,014	NA	$40,029
History	$32,633	$31,495	$39,000
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$38,447	$38,289	$38,391
Forestry	$39,406	$34,348	$38,302
Psychology, General	$33,251	$30,771	$35,917
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$34,790	$33,993	$34,752
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$26,485	$29,183	$34,701
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$31,078	$31,777	$34,084
Anthropology	$26,131	$21,964	$33,142
English Language and Literature, General	$33,510	$29,685	$31,714
International Agriculture	$31,292	$25,194	NA
Area Studies	$31,963	$36,848	NA
International Business	NA	$55,512	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$25,309	$35,060	NA
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$22,091	NA	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$41,011	NA	NA
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$36,457	NA	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$40,315	$34,704	NA
Chemistry	$45,450	$49,058	NA
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	$33,650	$36,848	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$85,739	$94,408	$101,292
Mechanical Engineering	$80,956	NA	$95,081
Industrial Engineering	$99,120	$89,059	$92,521
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$83,223	$70,680	$79,916
Plant Sciences	$70,731	$68,219	$71,310
Civil Engineering	$69,976	$66,541	$70,832
Accounting and Related Services	$61,841	$58,334	$67,107
Education, General	$45,872	$47,455	$48,805
Design and Applied Arts	NA	$43,426	$43,160
English Language and Literature, General	$51,079	$38,829	$40,525
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$77,649	NA	NA
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$55,723	NA	NA
Architecture	NA	$47,260	NA
Animal Sciences	$68,147	NA	NA
Agricultural Public Services	$51,533	$50,439	NA
Statistics	NA	$91,744	NA
Agricultural Engineering	$65,986	NA	NA
Biology, General	$29,045	$25,194	NA
Mathematics	NA	$63,005	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Veterinary Medicine	$77,573	NA	$85,108
Veterinary Medicine	NA	$77,119	NA

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