The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Ames conferred 1548 bachelor's degrees and 275 master's degrees in engineering programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Data shows the school gave out 431 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering, followed by 267 bachelor's degrees in kinesiology and exercise science and 241 bachelor's degrees in general finance.
The university enrolled 34,992 students for 2017-18, including 29,621 in undergraduate programs and 5,371 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor's degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 431 | - | - | 431 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 147 | 81 | - | 228 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 148 | 42 | - | 190 | |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 145 | 37 | 1 | 183 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 158 | 15 | - | 173 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 129 | 32 | - | 161 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 104 | - | - | 104 | |
| Engineering Mechanics | - | 97 | - | 97 | |
| Agricultural Engineering | 59 | 27 | - | 86 | |
| Computer Software Engineering | 85 | - | - | 85 | |
| Construction Engineering | 74 | - | - | 74 | |
| Materials Engineering | 68 | - | - | 68 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | - | 52 | - | 52 | |
| Systems Engineering | - | 17 | 2 | 19 | |
| Electromechanical Engineering | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Engineering total | 1,548 | 403 | 3 | 1,954 | 22.6 |
| Finance, General | 241 | 6 | - | 247 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 225 | - | - | 225 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 125 | 70 | - | 195 | |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 182 | - | - | 182 | |
| Accounting | 179 | - | - | 179 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | 155 | - | - | 155 | |
| Meeting and Event Planning | 122 | - | - | 122 | |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | 40 | 14 | - | 54 | |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | - | 37 | 5 | 42 | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 14 | - | - | 14 | |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
| Transportation/Mobility Management | - | - | - | - | |
| Management Science | - | - | - | - | |
| Operations Management and Supervision | - | - | - | - | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | - | - | - | - | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 1,286 | 127 | 5 | 1,418 | 16.4 |
| Animal Sciences, General | 229 | 11 | - | 240 | |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 101 | 47 | 33 | 181 | |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 145 | - | - | 145 | |
| Farm/Farm and Ranch Management | 138 | 1 | - | 139 | |
| Food Science | 45 | 9 | - | 54 | |
| Agricultural Mechanization, General | 44 | - | - | 44 | |
| Horticultural Science | 29 | 2 | - | 31 | |
| International Agriculture | 27 | - | - | 27 | |
| Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding | - | 12 | - | 12 | |
| Dairy Science | 6 | - | - | 6 | |
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Livestock Management | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Agricultural Animal Breeding | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Agricultural Economics | - | - | - | - | |
| Food Science and Technology, Other | - | - | - | - | |
| Crop Production | - | - | - | - | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | 764 | 92 | 33 | 889 | 10.3 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 189 | - | - | 189 | |
| Ecology | 95 | - | - | 95 | |
| Genetics, General | 40 | 16 | - | 56 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | - | 48 | - | 48 | |
| Microbiology, General | 33 | 8 | - | 41 | |
| Biochemistry | 27 | 11 | - | 38 | |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Bioinformatics | 4 | 5 | - | 9 | |
| Toxicology | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Animal Physiology | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Immunology | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Plant Physiology | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Entomology | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Biotechnology | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Neuroscience | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Biophysics | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 388 | 135 | - | 523 | 6 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 183 | - | - | 183 | |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 37 | 23 | - | 60 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | 33 | 9 | 42 | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | - | 39 | 2 | 41 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 18 | - | - | 18 | |
| Education, General | - | 12 | - | 12 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 11 | - | - | 11 | |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | - | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement | - | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | - | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | - | - | - | - | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education | - | - | - | - | |
| Education total | 249 | 139 | 27 | 415 | 4.8 |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 68 | - | 132 | 200 | |
| Veterinary Medicine | - | 144 | - | 144 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 16 | - | - | 16 | |
| Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator | 16 | - | - | 16 | |
| Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
| Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 100 | 157 | 133 | 390 | 4.5 |
| Family and Community Services | 139 | - | - | 139 | |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 117 | 7 | - | 124 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 25 | 14 | - | 39 | |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | - | 15 | 7 | 22 | |
| Family Resource Management Studies, General | 18 | - | - | 18 | |
| Human Nutrition | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Child Development | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 300 | 40 | 7 | 347 | 4 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 84 | - | - | 84 | |
| Journalism | 72 | 7 | - | 79 | |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 75 | - | - | 75 | |
| Advertising | 62 | - | - | 62 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 293 | 7 | - | 300 | 3.5 |
| Graphic Design | 75 | 9 | - | 84 | |
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 74 | - | - | 74 | |
| Industrial and Product Design | 52 | 4 | - | 56 | |
| Interior Design | 47 | 3 | - | 50 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 11 | 6 | - | 17 | |
| Music, General | 9 | - | - | 9 | |
| Fashion/Apparel Design | - | - | - | - | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 268 | 22 | - | 290 | 3.4 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 267 | 5 | - | 272 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 267 | 5 | - | 272 | 3.1 |
| Computer Science | 94 | 42 | - | 136 | |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | - | 52 | 5 | 57 | |
| Information Technology | - | 36 | - | 36 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 94 | 130 | 5 | 229 | 2.6 |
| Psychology, General | 186 | 14 | 5 | 205 | |
| Psychology total | 186 | 14 | 5 | 205 | 2.4 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 79 | - | - | 79 | |
| Economics, General | 41 | 11 | - | 52 | |
| Sociology | 22 | 6 | - | 28 | |
| Anthropology | 18 | 5 | - | 23 | |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | - | - | 12 | 12 | |
| Social Sciences total | 160 | 22 | 12 | 194 | 2.2 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 79 | 6 | - | 85 | |
| Nutrition Sciences | 40 | 6 | - | 46 | |
| Human Computer Interaction | - | 41 | 2 | 43 | |
| Gerontology | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Sustainability Studies | - | - | - | - | |
| Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis | - | - | - | - | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 119 | 55 | 4 | 178 | 2 |
| Architecture | 77 | - | - | 77 | |
| Landscape Architecture | 29 | 8 | - | 37 | |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 20 | 6 | - | 26 | |
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | - | 15 | - | 15 | |
| Environmental Design/Architecture | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Architecture and Related Services total | 126 | 36 | - | 162 | 1.9 |
| Chemistry, General | 30 | 5 | - | 35 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 21 | 8 | - | 29 | |
| Meteorology | 21 | 2 | - | 23 | |
| Physics, General | 12 | 2 | - | 14 | |
| Organic Chemistry | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Analytical Chemistry | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Condensed Matter and Materials Physics | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Physical Chemistry | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Inorganic Chemistry | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Nuclear Physics | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Astrophysics | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Elementary Particle Physics | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 84 | 46 | - | 130 | 1.5 |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 88 | 24 | - | 112 | |
| Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 88 | 27 | 4 | 119 | 1.4 |
| Statistics, General | 17 | 37 | - | 54 | |
| Mathematics, General | 44 | 9 | - | 53 | |
| Applied Mathematics, General | - | 11 | - | 11 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 61 | 57 | - | 118 | 1.4 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 67 | 4 | - | 71 | |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 10 | 8 | - | 18 | |
| Creative Writing | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 77 | 24 | - | 101 | 1.2 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 89 | - | - | 89 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 89 | - | - | 89 | 1 |
| Environmental Science | 43 | 8 | - | 51 | |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 25 | - | - | 25 | |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Forestry, General | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Environmental Studies | - | - | - | - | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 68 | 16 | - | 84 | 1 |
| History, General | 73 | 9 | - | 82 | |
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | - | - | - | - | |
| History total | 73 | 9 | - | 82 | 1 |
| Public Administration | 10 | - | 58 | 68 | |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | - | 8 | - | 8 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 10 | 8 | 58 | 76 | 0.9 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 34 | - | - | 34 | |
| Linguistics | 13 | - | - | 13 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | - | - | - | - | |
| Applied Linguistics | - | - | - | - | |
| French Language and Literature | - | - | - | - | |
| German Language and Literature | - | - | - | - | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 47 | - | - | 47 | 0.5 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 27 | - | - | 27 | |
| Forensic Science and Technology | - | - | - | - | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 27 | - | - | 27 | 0.3 |
| Philosophy | 13 | - | - | 13 | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 5 | - | - | 5 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 18 | - | - | 18 | 0.2 |
| Women's Studies | 6 | - | - | 6 | |
| Area Studies, Other | - | - | - | - | |
| Russian Studies | - | - | - | - | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | 6 | - | - | 6 | 0.1 |
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