You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Apparel and Textiles for a Doctorate list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s apparel and textiles students in 2020-2021.
Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Apparel & Textiles Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 814 of the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State were GI Bill® students, of which 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.