{"college":{"id":"iowa-state-university","name":"Iowa State University","rank":146,"abbr":"","city":"Ames","state":"IA","region":"Midwest","logoSrc":"/assets/colleges/iowa-state-university-logo.png","logoBackground":"light","rights":"Institutional trademark; source download is not a license or endorsement.","sourceProfile":"https://www.forbes.com/colleges/iowa-state-university/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-09"},"details":{"unitId":153603,"sourceName":"Iowa State University","postalZip":"50011","website":"https://www.iastate.edu/","latitude":42.026212,"longitude":-93.648504,"control":"Public","undergraduateStudents":25367,"admissionRate":0.8866,"graduationRate":0.7532,"tuitionInState":10787,"tuitionOutOfState":28881,"topMajors":[{"name":"Mechanical Engineering","cipCode":"14.1901","completions":369},{"name":"Marketing/Marketing Management, General","cipCode":"52.1401","completions":245},{"name":"Exercise Science and Kinesiology","cipCode":"31.0505","completions":234},{"name":"Animal Sciences, General","cipCode":"01.0901","completions":222},{"name":"Finance, General","cipCode":"52.0801","completions":215},{"name":"Psychology, General","cipCode":"42.0101","completions":204},{"name":"Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General","cipCode":"14.0201","completions":173},{"name":"Biology/Biological Sciences, General","cipCode":"26.0101","completions":173},{"name":"Elementary Education and Teaching","cipCode":"13.1202","completions":157},{"name":"Computer Software Engineering","cipCode":"14.0903","completions":142}],"facts":{"retentionRate":0.8757,"studentFacultyRatio":18,"pellGrantShare":0.1877,"partTimeShare":0.0382,"averageNetPrice":18589,"medianGraduateDebt":22869,"medianEarningsFourYears":68277,"onCampusRoomAndBoard":10808,"campusSetting":"City: small","federalLoanShare":0.4334},"dataYear":"2024–25","majorsYear":"2023–24","sourceUrl":"https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?153603"},"climate":{"stationId":"USW00094989","stationName":"AMES MUNI AP, IA US","stationLatitude":41.9922,"stationLongitude":-93.6217,"stationElevationMeters":283.5,"qualityFlags":["R","S"],"months":[{"month":1,"highF":28.7,"lowF":10.9,"precipitationInches":0.61},{"month":2,"highF":33.4,"lowF":15.4,"precipitationInches":0.78},{"month":3,"highF":47.1,"lowF":27,"precipitationInches":1.95},{"month":4,"highF":60.9,"lowF":37.8,"precipitationInches":3.89},{"month":5,"highF":71.8,"lowF":49.5,"precipitationInches":5.16},{"month":6,"highF":81.3,"lowF":59.8,"precipitationInches":5.22},{"month":7,"highF":83.9,"lowF":62.8,"precipitationInches":4.44},{"month":8,"highF":81.8,"lowF":60.1,"precipitationInches":4.85},{"month":9,"highF":75.9,"lowF":50.9,"precipitationInches":3.31},{"month":10,"highF":62.6,"lowF":39.1,"precipitationInches":2.77},{"month":11,"highF":46.9,"lowF":26.9,"precipitationInches":1.88},{"month":12,"highF":33.9,"lowF":16.5,"precipitationInches":1.05}],"distanceMiles":2.7,"period":"1991–2020","sourceUrl":"https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-monthly/1991-2020/access/USW00094989.csv"},"rent":{"zip":"50011","campusPostalZip":"50011","geographyMatch":"postal-zip","area":"Ames, IA HUD Metro FMR Area","hudCode":"METRO11180M11180","studioMonthly":970,"oneBedroomMonthly":1020,"twoBedroomMonthly":1150,"fiscalYear":2026},"currentWeather":null}