Iowa State University | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

Iowa State University is a four-years, public school located in Ames, Iowa. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $10,497 for Iowa residents and $27,683 for other students on average.

It offers 379 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 2 programs - 1 Masters, 1 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Iowa State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	1750 Beardshear Hall, Ames, IA
Online Students	1,013 Enrolled Online Exclusively 15,545 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,497 Out-of-State$27,683
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,451 Out-of-State$29,303
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Total	2 Programs
Masters	1 Programs
Post-Graduate	1 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Iowa State University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Iowa residents, the tuition & fees are $10,497 and $27,683 for non-Iowa residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $12,451 and $29,303 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $376 for Iowa residents and $1,091 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $611 for Iowa residents and $1,547 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$9,320	$9,316	$9,634	$10,133	$10,497
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$24,508	$24,504	$25,446	$26,617	$27,683
Graduate (In-State)	$10,990	$10,986	$11,404	$11,981	$12,451
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$25,952	$25,948	$26,948	$28,185	$29,303

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$336	$336	$348	$363	$376
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$968	$968	$1,006	$1,049	$1,091
Graduate (In-State)	$543	$543	$564	$588	$611
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$1,374	$1,374	$1,427	$1,488	$1,547

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Iowa State University offers 379 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 2 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Masters, 1 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	1
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	113	123	84	59

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Computer Interaction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	44	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Iowa State University, there are 29,969 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 16,558 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,013 students are enrolled exclusively and 15,545 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	29,969
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,013
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	15,545
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	13,411

By student location, out of a total of 1,013 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 573 Iowa Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 413 students living in the U.S. States other than Iowa, and 20 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.