Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 79 ’s engineering mechanics 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 Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,002 for Plains States Region Engineering Mechanics students per year to attend Iowa State.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
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