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Considering a degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering majors who live in Iowa.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Iowa.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Air Force Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,124 | 1344 | 0.1393 | |
| 1 | United States Naval Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,465 | 1314 | 0.0936 | |
| 1 | University of California-Los Angeles | 0 | 68600 | 1 | 33,471 | 1399 | 0.0897 | |
| 4 | Utah State University | 3900 | 20300 | 0.8091 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 5200 | 86800 | 0.9398 | 4,576 | 1535 | 0.0485 | |
| 6 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 6600 | 39100 | 0.8321 | 34,454 | 1435 | 0.1564 | |
| 7 | University of California-Davis | 10100 | 37800 | 0.732 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 8 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11300 | 27200 | 0.5853 | 40,754 | 1391 | 0.3915 | |
| 9 | University of Notre Dame | 11500 | 86100 | 0.8664 | 8,880 | 1499 | 0.1127 | |
| 10 | Southern Utah University | 11800 | 21100 | 0.44 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 11 | University of California-San Diego | 12100 | 34000 | 0.6436 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 12 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 13 | Fairmont State University | 12400 | 21400 | 0.4211 | 3,060 | 1005 | 0.9924 | |
| 14 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 15 | Morehead State University | 12800 | 28000 | 0.5432 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 16 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 13400 | 38500 | 0.6518 | 17,901 | 1470 | 0.1681 | |
| 17 | Indiana State University | 13600 | 25900 | 0.4757 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 18 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 14500 | 26500 | 0.454 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 19 | Stanford University | 14800 | 71300 | 0.792 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 20 | Case Western Reserve University | 14900 | 80400 | 0.8142 | 6,528 | 1485 | 0.3778 | |
| 21 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 15000 | 25700 | 0.4158 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 22 | California State University-Long Beach | 15500 | 25800 | 0.3993 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 22 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 15500 | 24800 | 0.3744 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 24 | Elizabeth City State University | 15700 | 21000 | 0.2521 | 2,131 | 940 | 0.6461 | |
| 24 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 15700 | 23400 | 0.3295 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8727 | |
| 26 | Delta State University | 16600 | 23400 | 0.2908 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 26 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 16600 | 26600 | 0.3766 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 28 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16700 | 30300 | 0.4496 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 29 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 28100 | 0.3632 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 30 | University of Southern California | 18300 | 76000 | 0.7592 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
| 31 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3401 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 32 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20100 | 38800 | 0.4812 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 33 | Florida Memorial University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.5619 | 1,299 | 0 | 0.7431 | |
| 34 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20400 | 43700 | 0.5336 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 35 | Western Michigan University | 20700 | 32300 | 0.3592 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 36 | West Virginia University | 20800 | 28800 | 0.278 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 37 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27100 | 0.2289 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 38 | University of Miami | 21700 | 70800 | 0.6939 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 39 | South Dakota State University | 22300 | 25200 | 0.1144 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 40 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 22500 | 36100 | 0.3765 | 4,214 | 1090 | 0.8949 | |
| 41 | University of Memphis | 22800 | 30000 | 0.2404 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 42 | Henderson State University | 23200 | 35900 | 0.3542 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 43 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23600 | 33600 | 0.2978 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 44 | Eastern Kentucky University | 23700 | 38000 | 0.3759 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 44 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 23700 | 28300 | 0.1627 | 6,800 | 1245 | 0.6857 | |
| 46 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23800 | 24500 | 0.0285 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 47 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 24000 | 71600 | 0.665 | 3,135 | 1299 | 0.5493 | |
| 48 | University of Akron Main Campus | 25000 | 25000 | 0 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 49 | Iowa State University | 25200 | 41500 | 0.3935 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 50 | Lewis University | 25300 | 57400 | 0.5588 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 50 | University of North Dakota | 25300 | 27700 | 0.0863 | 11,033 | 1150 | 0.769 | |
| 52 | University of Kansas | 25700 | 42000 | 0.3878 | 22,085 | 1176 | 0.9348 | |
| 53 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25800 | 36500 | 0.2928 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 54 | Geneva College | 25900 | 48900 | 0.4694 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 55 | Tuskegee University | 26100 | 42100 | 0.3805 | 2,400 | 1030 | 0.3143 | |
| 56 | Westminster University | 26200 | 59500 | 0.5593 | 842 | 1233 | 0.6657 | |
| 57 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 26400 | 34600 | 0.2369 | 4,264 | 1130 | 0.7423 | |
| 58 | University of Arizona | 26600 | 35200 | 0.2441 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 59 | Tennessee State University | 27700 | 39300 | 0.2954 | 5,057 | 980 | 0.7018 | |
| 59 | University of North Texas | 27700 | 37400 | 0.2595 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 61 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 27800 | 36700 | 0.2412 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 62 | Syracuse University | 28600 | 83100 | 0.6558 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 63 | University of Hartford | 28800 | 70100 | 0.5897 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 64 | Clarkson University | 29100 | 78000 | 0.6271 | 2,296 | 1302 | 0.7736 | |
| 65 | Delaware State University | 29300 | 36700 | 0.2018 | 4,941 | 960 | 0.6167 | |
| 66 | Bridgewater State University | 29500 | 37000 | 0.2004 | 8,172 | 1135 | 0.8919 | |
| 67 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 29800 | 38200 | 0.2201 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 68 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 69 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 30200 | 52900 | 0.4293 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 70 | San Jose State University | 30400 | 41000 | 0.2583 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 71 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 31000 | 42400 | 0.2689 | 21,947 | 1335 | 0.3122 | |
| 72 | Auburn University | 31300 | 34400 | 0.0902 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 72 | North Carolina State University | 31300 | 53000 | 0.4091 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 74 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 32200 | 39200 | 0.1788 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 75 | Hampton University | 32300 | 47000 | 0.3128 | 3,728 | 956 | 0.6225 | |
| 76 | Southern New Hampshire University | 32500 | 47600 | 0.3171 | 159,653 | 965 | 0.9612 | |
| 77 | Liberty University | 32700 | 43900 | 0.2551 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 78 | Middle Georgia State University | 32800 | 33100 | 0.0091 | 7,485 | 1045 | 0.9977 | |
| 79 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 33600 | 46200 | 0.2729 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 80 | LeTourneau University | 34200 | 54600 | 0.3736 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 81 | Minnesota State University-Mankato | 34400 | 37200 | 0.0775 | 12,897 | 1110 | 0.9133 | |
| 82 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 35800 | 42400 | 0.1556 | 31,112 | 1130 | 0.8129 | |
| 83 | Andrews University | 36000 | 47100 | 0.2355 | 1,312 | 1208 | 0.874 | |
| 84 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 36400 | 56300 | 0.3531 | 5,552 | 1305 | 0.7255 | |
| 85 | Mississippi State University | 36600 | 50500 | 0.2752 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 85 | University of Central Florida | 36600 | 39600 | 0.0758 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 87 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 37000 | 38900 | 0.0484 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 88 | Wichita State University | 37700 | 39600 | 0.0479 | 14,280 | 1094 | 0.7211 | |
| 89 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 39300 | 52900 | 0.2569 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 90 | San Diego State University | 40200 | 40500 | 0.0074 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 91 | University of Alaska Anchorage | 42200 | 42200 | 0 | 9,965 | 1095 | 0.5958 | |
| 92 | University at Buffalo | 42600 | 46800 | 0.0897 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 93 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 42700 | 55100 | 0.2252 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 94 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43300 | 46200 | 0.0624 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 95 | University of Florida | 43700 | 45600 | 0.0416 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 96 | Florida Institute of Technology | 44500 | 66400 | 0.3298 | 3,677 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 97 | Saint Louis University | 45200 | 74500 | 0.3934 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 98 | Middle Tennessee State University | 45800 | 45800 | 0 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 99 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | 47000 | 63800 | 0.2645 | 3,229 | 1258 | 0.7658 | |
| 100 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | 47700 | 66500 | 0.2838 | 7,886 | 1271 | 0.6481 | |
| 101 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 48200 | 85700 | 0.4374 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
| 102 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 103 | University of Iowa | 51300 | 53200 | 0.0354 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 104 | University of Colorado Boulder | 51600 | 56300 | 0.0834 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 105 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 106 | Lynn University | 51800 | 64200 | 0.1932 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 107 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 52500 | 56100 | 0.0639 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 108 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 54000 | 81000 | 0.3331 | 5,558 | 1292 | 0.6016 | |
| 109 | University of California-Irvine | 55100 | 64800 | 0.1496 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.