A powerhouse STEM and agricultural research institution in Ames, Iowa, renowned for graduating in-demand engineers, computer scientists, and veterinary leaders.
- Admit rate
- 90%
- Accessible
- SAT middle 50%
- 1100–1330
- of admitted students
- Avg. net price
- $16,000
- per year, after grants
- Average GPA
- 3.70
- unweighted
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Half of admitted students scored between 1100 and 1330.
Popular majors
- Aerospace & Mechanical EngineeringEngineering & Tech
- Agricultural Engineering & AgronomyEngineering & Tech
- Veterinary MedicineMath & Natural Sciences
- Software Engineering & Computer ScienceComputer Science & AI
- ArchitectureArts, Design & Media
Highlights
- Birthplace of the electronic digital computer (the Atanasoff-Berry Computer, 1939)
- Home to Ames Laboratory, a US Department of Energy national laboratory
- Lush 1,900-acre central campus consistently named one of the nation most beautiful
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