Ames, Iowa · Public
Apparel and Textiles at Iowa State University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.4% reported program-share signal, $18,589 school-wide net price, and $63,386 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. 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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (1.4%), school-wide average net price ($18,589), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($63,386), and peer averages from 95 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 95 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. 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). Together, those evidence points place Iowa State University in the 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.