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Considering a degree in Industrial Engineering?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Industrial Engineering majors who live in Iowa.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Industrial 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 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 5700 | 40700 | 0.859 | 35,358 | 1448 | 0.1642 | |
| 2 | Northwestern University | 7900 | 94200 | 0.9162 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 3 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8600 | 98000 | 0.9125 | 9,164 | 1535 | 0.0386 | |
| 4 | California State University-East Bay | 9100 | 45100 | 0.7986 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 5 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 10100 | 41400 | 0.7561 | 8,945 | 1099 | 0.975 | |
| 6 | Brown University | 11900 | 94000 | 0.8733 | 7,951 | 1500 | 0.0634 | |
| 6 | Francis Marion University | 11900 | 31300 | 0.6198 | 3,793 | 1015 | 0.9508 | |
| 8 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 9 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 12800 | 30000 | 0.5734 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 10 | Fort Hays State University | 12900 | 19900 | 0.3508 | 10,172 | 1075 | 0.9026 | |
| 11 | University of Southern Maine | 13100 | 23000 | 0.43 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13300 | 35000 | 0.6196 | 18,667 | 1090 | 0.9711 | |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech University | 13400 | 42900 | 0.6875 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 14 | University of South Florida | 13500 | 22400 | 0.3977 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7774 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 16 | Youngstown State University | 14200 | 28400 | 0.4998 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 17 | Western Michigan University | 14500 | 26500 | 0.4533 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | 14600 | 23900 | 0.389 | 6,045 | 1193 | 0.8938 | |
| 19 | West Virginia University | 14800 | 73100 | 0.7972 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 20 | Texas State University | 15100 | 26700 | 0.4338 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 21 | Florida State University | 15700 | 23000 | 0.3177 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 22 | Kansas State University | 16100 | 26400 | 0.3909 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 22 | North Carolina State University | 16100 | 28500 | 0.4348 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 22 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 16100 | 38700 | 0.5833 | 22,223 | 975 | 0.9994 | |
| 25 | Morgan State University | 16700 | 30700 | 0.4556 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 26 | University of Louisville | 17100 | 29100 | 0.4128 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 27 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 17300 | 20700 | 0.1642 | 8,673 | 1095 | 0.9156 | |
| 28 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 29 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4164 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 30 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 47900 | 0.6257 | 21,028 | 1450 | 0.1334 | |
| 31 | Northeastern University | 18000 | 90000 | 0.7999 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 32 | San Jose State University | 18300 | 41100 | 0.5542 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 33 | University of Rhode Island | 18600 | 33900 | 0.4514 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 34 | Lehigh University | 19200 | 89800 | 0.7863 | 5,986 | 1436 | 0.2896 | |
| 35 | University of Houston | 20100 | 28400 | 0.2926 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 35 | University of Southern California | 20100 | 76400 | 0.7373 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 37 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20500 | 40600 | 0.4962 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 38 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 39 | Iowa State University | 21100 | 25700 | 0.1794 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 39 | South Carolina State University | 21100 | 43100 | 0.5108 | 3,059 | 925 | 0.6797 | |
| 41 | St. Mary's University | 21500 | 82100 | 0.7383 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 42 | Indiana Institute of Technology | 21800 | 48800 | 0.5534 | 1,650 | 1055 | 0.7039 | |
| 43 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 44 | Saint Ambrose University | 22600 | 54900 | 0.5881 | 1,884 | 1065 | 0.8006 | |
| 45 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | 22800 | 28400 | 0.196 | 2,216 | 1268 | 0.7987 | |
| 46 | SUNY Maritime College | 22900 | 59200 | 0.6135 | 1,401 | 1164 | 0.785 | |
| 47 | Lamar University | 23600 | 37700 | 0.3738 | 8,387 | 1040 | 0.8353 | |
| 48 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 24000 | 38500 | 0.3764 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 49 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 49 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 24400 | 40500 | 0.3976 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 51 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 25500 | 39400 | 0.3529 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 52 | Binghamton University | 25700 | 32700 | 0.2159 | 14,559 | 1404 | 0.3731 | |
| 53 | Northern Illinois University | 26300 | 32100 | 0.1807 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 54 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 26500 | 30100 | 0.1185 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 55 | University of Arkansas | 26800 | 44700 | 0.3997 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 56 | Oakland University | 26900 | 39600 | 0.3208 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 56 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 26900 | 32000 | 0.1583 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 58 | North Dakota State University | 27400 | 30400 | 0.0976 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 59 | Methodist University | 28100 | 87900 | 0.68 | 1,467 | 1185 | 0.7516 | |
| 60 | Wayne State University | 28200 | 46800 | 0.3977 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 61 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 28800 | 43100 | 0.332 | 22,313 | 1341 | 0.2996 | |
| 62 | Mississippi State University | 29900 | 34400 | 0.1326 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 63 | Lawrence Technological University | 30100 | 99100 | 0.6966 | 2,661 | 1149 | 0.8101 | |
| 63 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 30100 | 33200 | 0.0932 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 65 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30300 | 78300 | 0.6131 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 66 | Gannon University | 30600 | 52900 | 0.4219 | 2,768 | 1174 | 0.7416 | |
| 67 | Kent State University at Kent | 30900 | 37500 | 0.1751 | 21,144 | 1104 | 0.7603 | |
| 68 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 32100 | 54400 | 0.4099 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 69 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 32400 | 38400 | 0.1562 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 70 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 71 | Wichita State University | 32600 | 42200 | 0.2269 | 14,906 | 1065 | 0.7224 | |
| 72 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | 33000 | 72600 | 0.5451 | 2,836 | 1283 | 0.6711 | |
| 73 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 33400 | 38200 | 0.1273 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 74 | University of Indianapolis | 33700 | 60700 | 0.4442 | 3,394 | 1080 | 0.728 | |
| 75 | University of Vermont | 34300 | 66300 | 0.4821 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 76 | University of Illinois Chicago | 34500 | 51300 | 0.3274 | 24,260 | 1174 | 0.7576 | |
| 77 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 35000 | 38500 | 0.0909 | 7,637 | 1115 | 0.1865 | |
| 78 | Bradley University | 35500 | 60300 | 0.4114 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 78 | Temple University | 35500 | 57200 | 0.3791 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 78 | Western New England University | 35500 | 70600 | 0.4969 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 81 | Texas Tech University | 35800 | 41000 | 0.1269 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 82 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 35900 | 54000 | 0.3352 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 83 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36500 | 36700 | 0.0054 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 84 | University of Connecticut | 36900 | 66200 | 0.4429 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 85 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37100 | 41600 | 0.1097 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 86 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 37500 | 40100 | 0.064 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 87 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37600 | 66700 | 0.4364 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 88 | Kettering University | 37700 | 98700 | 0.6183 | 1,212 | 1204 | 0.7867 | |
| 89 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 37900 | 55500 | 0.3174 | 12,122 | 1283 | 0.8296 | |
| 90 | University of Central Florida | 38500 | 42100 | 0.0855 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 91 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 40200 | 86300 | 0.5342 | 5,833 | 1440 | 0.6725 | |
| 92 | University of San Diego | 41600 | 85900 | 0.5158 | 6,049 | 1298 | 0.5358 | |
| 93 | University of Arizona | 42500 | 48600 | 0.1254 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 94 | Oregon State University | 44800 | 61900 | 0.2766 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 95 | Colorado Christian University | 45300 | 63600 | 0.2879 | 8,200 | 1110 | 1 | |
| 96 | University at Buffalo | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 97 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 47300 | 57100 | 0.1716 | 32,545 | 1129 | 0.799 | |
| 98 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 47500 | 47500 | 0 | 6,743 | 1266 | 0.6292 | |
| 99 | Quinnipiac University | 49000 | 79700 | 0.3854 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 100 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 49400 | 67600 | 0.2693 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 101 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 50000 | 85400 | 0.4147 | 5,461 | 1292 | 0.6189 | |
| 102 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 50500 | 64400 | 0.2158 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 103 | University of Iowa | 51800 | 54400 | 0.0472 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 104 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 54900 | 68800 | 0.2022 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 105 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58300 | 63600 | 0.0834 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 106 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 58700 | 62100 | 0.0548 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 107 | Hofstra University | 59100 | 83300 | 0.2906 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 107 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 59100 | 61600 | 0.0416 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 109 | Auburn University | 59400 | 59400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 110 | Clemson University | 61100 | 63700 | 0.0403 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 111 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 61300 | 66900 | 0.0837 | 9,827 | 1329 | 0.6737 | |
| 112 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 64000 | 64000 | 0 | 3,211 | 1243 | 0.9594 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.