Ames, Iowa · Public
Engineering Mechanics at Iowa State University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.9% 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 236 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.9% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~236
- Schools with reported signal
- 18
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 (0.9%), school-wide average net price ($18,589), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($63,386), and peer averages from 18 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. 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 18 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 3.3x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,837 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($18,434 below). Together, those evidence points place Iowa State University in the top 61% 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.
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 0.4% reported share · $16,075 net A+ 
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.2% reported share · $14,355 net A 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 0.3% reported share · $16,298 net A 
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD · 0.0% reported share · $18,809 net A University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · 0.2% reported share · $17,354 net B 
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · 0.1% reported share · $19,857 net B 
Cornell University Ithaca, NY · 0.0% reported share · $28,690 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Engineering Mechanics accounts for 0.9% of reported programs at Iowa State University, which is bigger than 89% of schools in this field set and 3.3x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 236 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 $2,837 below the $21,426 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 $18,434 below the $81,820 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 #11 of 18 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.