Ames, Iowa · Public
Apparel and Textiles at Iowa State University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 348 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~348
- Schools with reported signal
- 95
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 88.7%
- Graduation rate
- 75.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,589/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $74,356
- Median debt
- $22,869
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,386/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 95 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.1x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,736 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($9,149 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 65% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,407 net A+ Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,779 net A+ West Valley College Saratoga, CA · 0.1% reported share · $3,423 net A+ 
Dallas College Dallas, TX · 0.3% reported share · $3,214 net A+ Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA · 0.3% reported share · $4,152 net A+ Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA · 0.4% reported share · $3,864 net A+ Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA · 0.0% reported share · $3,860 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Apparel and Textiles accounts for 1.4% of reported programs at Iowa State University, which is bigger than 88% of schools in this field set and 2.1x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 348 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Iowa State University's average net price is $18,589 per year, about $74,356 over four years. That is $3,736 above the $14,853 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $63,386 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $9,149 above the $54,237 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Iowa State University #62 of 95 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.