Iowa State Cost Per Credit Hour Report

What Does It Cost to Attend Iowa State University Part-Time?

Check the current per-credit-hour tuition for part-time enrollment at Iowa State University, together with the standard annual tuition and fee figures.

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Iowa State Cost Per Credit Hour
Iowa State Tuition Trend
Options to Finance Your Education

What Does Iowa State Charge Per Credit Hour?

$386 In-State Per Credit Hour

$1,139 Out-of-State Per Credit Hour

Part-time in-state undergraduates are billed $386 per credit. Out-of-state part-time students pay $1,139 for each credit hour.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Cost Per Credit Hour	$386	$1,139

Note that the per-credit-hour cost shown here is the published rate, not counting any aid or scholarships a student may qualify for.

For reference, here is the full-year tuition and fee breakdown for full-time undergraduates at Iowa State University appear below.

Required fees account for came to $1,535 in-state and $1,535 out-of-state; the rest is tuition itself.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$9,252	$27,346
Fees	$1,535	$1,535
Total	$10,787	$28,881

These costs reflect one year of tuition and fees and leave out room and board.

Tuition Trend for Iowa State (Last Few Years)

Here’s how tuition at Iowa State University has shifted over the past few years.

Year	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State Tuition
Three Years Ago	$8,324	$24,136
Two Years Ago	$8,678	$25,162
One Year Ago	$8,982	$26,168
Most Recent Year	$9,252	$27,346

Over the most recent year, out-of-state tuition climbed 4.5%. Carrying the same rate forward one year puts tuition + fees around $30,181 in the following year.

Factor Future Tuition Hikes Into Your Plan

Tuition tends to creep up year over year at most schools, so the figure you see today is unlikely to be the figure you pay across all four years.

Build Increases Into Your Plan

When you map out how you’ll pay for college, build in expected annual increases so the later years don’t catch you off guard.

How to Fund Your Iowa State Studies

The per-credit-hour rate is only one piece of the cost picture — aid packages can change what students and families actually pay.

For details on financial aid availability at Iowa State University, see the Iowa State University Financial Aid page.

Comparing to full-time enrollment? See the Iowa State University Tuition & Fees page.