Paying for ISU - Tuition, Fees, Living Costs

For the academic year 2024-2025, the undergraduate tuition & fees at Iowa State University is $10,787 for Iowa residents and $28,881 for out-of-state students. The graduate school tuition & fees is $12,967 for students living in Iowa and $30,577 for others. The Living costs besides the tuition & fees is reported as $13,208 when a student lives on campus and $12,476 when a student lives off-campus.

Its total costs of attendance (COA) is $42,789 when a student lives on campus and $42,057 when living off-campus for the academic year 2024-2025. It includes tuition, fees, book & supplies costs, room & board, and other living expenses.

The following table and chart illustrate the COA by living setting and tuition rates.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the undergraduate tuition & fees is $10,787 for Iowa residents and $28,881 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition rates are increased by 4.33% compared to academic year 2023-2024.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the graduate tuition & fees is $12,967 for Iowa residents and $30,577 for out-of-state students. The graduate program tuition rates are increased by 4.35% compared to academic year 2023-2024.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the tuition per credit hour for part-time students or overloaded credits for full-time students is $386 for Iowa residents and $1,139 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

For graduate programs, the tuition per credit hour is $638 for Iowa residents and $1,617 for out-of-state students.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average costs for purchasing books and course supllies is $700. The following table and charts illustrate the changes of the books & supplies costs at Iowa State University.

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average costs for living costs at Iowa State University is $13,208 when living on campus and $12,476 when living off-campus . The on-campus living costs are increased by 4.69% compared to academic year 2023-2024. The off-campus living costs are decreased by -1.11% compared to academic year 2023-2024.