Ames, Iowa · Public
Construction Engineering 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 213 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.8% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~213
- Schools with reported signal
- 48
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.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 48 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 lower than the peer average ($2,329 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($4,091 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 52% 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.
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.1% reported share · $13,138 net A 
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.2% reported share · $10,974 net A 
The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX · 0.1% reported share · $9,403 net A University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO · 0.0% reported share · $11,900 net A 
Lamar University Beaumont, TX · 0.2% reported share · $9,366 net A 
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · 0.3% reported share · $14,600 net A 
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX · 0.8% reported share · $13,951 net A 
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL · 0.9% reported share · $18,425 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Construction Engineering accounts for 0.8% of reported programs at Iowa State University, which is bigger than 81% of schools in this field set and 2.1x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 213 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 $2,329 below the $20,918 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 $4,091 below the $67,477 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 #25 of 48 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.