Ames, Iowa · Public
Public Policy Analysis at Iowa State University
This is a listed field for a Iowa school, not a confirmed positive share of awards or completions. Use Iowa State University's school-wide price, admissions, and earnings as context, then verify the current catalog and department outcomes directly.
Program listing
Listed in federal data; a positive share of awards or completions is not reported.
This major
- Award concentration
- Listed; award share not reported
- Schools reporting awards
- 199
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 88.7%
- Graduation rate
- 75.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,589/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $74,356
- Median debt
- $22,869
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,386/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. A listed field with no positive share of awards should be treated as a directory clue, not proof of current enrollment, program size, or department strength.
Evidence used here: a federal field listing, $18,589 school-wide average net price, $63,386 school-wide ten-year median earnings, and 199 peer schools reporting a positive share of awards in the field. Evidence not included: positive award concentration at this school, current program enrollment, department-level salary, placement, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page is available for users, but it is kept out of Google indexing because federal data does not report a positive share of awards for this school and field.
School-level context
Use these school-wide metrics before checking the department directly in Iowa.
Iowa State University has an average net price of $18,589, school-wide ten-year median earnings of $63,386, and a B value grade in EduGradify's school-level model. Because a positive share of awards is not reported for this field, the answer is school-level context only; this page does not claim a department rank, current enrollment, licensure result, or pass-rate outcome.
See the national program hub →Schools reporting awards
These peer schools report a positive share of awards in the same field; 199 schools report a positive share of awards in this field.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 8.8% of reported awards · $6,128 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.8% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.5% of reported awards · $12,116 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.8% of reported awards · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.4% of reported awards · $12,470 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 1.3% of reported awards · $13,370 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 1.1% of reported awards · $12,548 net A+ Florida International University Miami, FL · 0.0% of reported awards · $9,288 net A Questions about this listing
Why is there no positive award share?
Public Policy Analysis appears in the federal field list for Iowa State University, but its share of reported awards or completions is not positive in the current data. This does not estimate current enrollment; verify the active credential in the official catalog.
Can I still study this field here?
Possibly. Treat this as a prompt to verify Iowa State University's official catalog, department pages, and advisor guidance before applying or transferring.
Are the cost and earnings major-specific?
No. The $18,589 net price and $63,386 earnings figure are school-wide metrics, so they are useful for affordability context but not a department outcome guarantee.
What should I check next?
Confirm whether the catalog offers the exact credential you want, whether courses are active this year, whether transfer paths exist, and whether the department publishes completion, placement, licensure, or internship outcomes.