You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Nuclear Physics for a Doctorate. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 1 doctorate’s nuclear physics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nuclear Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State University, 814 are 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 University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.