This article features top engineering colleges in Iowa that offer master and doctoral degrees in the fields of biological engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, etc. Please be informed that each school receives national wide rank as the ranking compares all engineering schools in the United States. Some important ranking factors include average GRE scores, alumni surveys, current student interviews, institutional research publications, and peer college assessment. In the following list of best engineering schools in the state of Iowa, you can see tuition cost for both in-state and out-of-state students, acceptable rates and admissions statistics for each top ranked engineering college.
| National Ranking | Iowa Top Engineering Programs |
| 44 | Iowa State University (Ames, IA) Overall acceptance rate: 16.4% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 756 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $8,616 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,280 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 997 Research expenditures per faculty member: $366,205 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $78,368,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.9% |
| 58 | University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) Overall acceptance rate: 27.9% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 738 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $7,614 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $22,972 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 446 Research expenditures per faculty member: $603,614 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $50,100,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.2% |