Ames, Iowa · Public
Veterinary Medicine 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 454 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.8% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~454
- Schools with reported signal
- 30
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 30 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 ($1,312 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($6,148 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 53% 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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.8% reported share · $14,355 net A University of California-Davis Davis, CA · 1.3% reported share · $14,741 net A 
University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD · 0.2% reported share · $15,678 net A 
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · 0.6% reported share · $14,600 net A University of Georgia Athens, GA · 0.8% reported share · $13,936 net A 
Washington State University Pullman, WA · 1.5% reported share · $14,971 net A University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · 0.5% reported share · $17,354 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Veterinary Medicine accounts for 1.8% of reported programs at Iowa State University, which is bigger than 83% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 454 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 $1,312 below the $19,901 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 $6,148 below the $69,534 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 #16 of 30 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.