2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at ISU graduate schools is $12,451 for Iowa residents and $29,303 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 3.97% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at ISU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
ISU 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearIowa ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2020$10,990$9,758$1,232$25,952$24,720$1,232
2021$10,986$9,758$1,228$25,948$24,720$1,228
2022$11,404$10,140$1,264$26,948$25,684$1,264
2023$11,981$10,572$1,409$28,185$26,776$1,409
2024$12,451$10,996$1,455$29,303$27,848$1,455
ISU 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearIowa ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$543$1,374
2021$543$1,374
2022$564$1,427
2023$588$1,488
2024$611$1,547
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$9,149$2,430$9,149$2,430
2021$9,193$2,430$9,193$2,430
2022$9,088$2,430$9,088$2,430
2023$9,358$2,890$9,358$2,890
2024$9,726$2,890$9,726$2,890

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at Iowa State University offers 379 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 2 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's1231
Doctorate (Research)830
Doctorate (Professional)10
Post-BS Certificate160
Post-MS Certificate431
Total3792
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At ISU, there are 29,969 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 4,728 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 2,345 male and 2,383 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.98 to 1. Iowa State University offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 656 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native633
Asian1255966
Black or African American1226062
Hispanic19574121
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander642
White2,2411,0341,207
Two or More Races693831
Race/Ethnicity Unknown353114239
Total 4,7282,3452,383