Ames, Iowa · Public
Genetics 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 157 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.6% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~157
- Schools with reported signal
- 79
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 79 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,807 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($6,507 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.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.5% reported share · $13,807 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.1% reported share · $12,548 net A+ 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.2% reported share · $13,138 net A 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · 0.1% reported share · $11,655 net A University of Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.3% reported share · $14,860 net A Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · 0.1% reported share · $15,846 net A University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · 0.1% reported share · $14,251 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Genetics accounts for 0.6% of reported programs at Iowa State University, which is bigger than 86% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 157 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 $2,807 below the $21,396 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 $6,507 below the $69,893 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 #41 of 79 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.