Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Ecology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Ecology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list.Of the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State, 814 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,933. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Iowa State University]](/colleges/iowa-state-university/student-life/veterans/)