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Academics, Athletics, Campus Dining, Campus Housing, Campus Strictness, Computers, Diversity, Drug Scene, Facilities, Girls, Greek Like, Guys, Local Atmosphere, Nightlife, Off-Campus Dining, Off-Campus Housing, Parking, Safety and Security, Transportation, WeatherAcademicsAthleticsCampus DiningCampus HousingCampus StrictnessComputersDiversityDrug SceneFacilitiesGirlsGreek LifeGuysLocal AtmosphereNightlifeOff-Campus DiningOff-Campus HousingParkingSafety and SecurityTransportationWeather
B- A B B- B A- D- B+ A B B B+ B B B A- C- A- A B- Iowa State
B- A B B B B C B+ B+ A- B A- B- A- B+ A- C+ B+ B+ C- Michigan State
B+ A B B C A- C B A B+ B+ A C+ B+ B A+ C A B+ C Purdue
B+ A C B- B B+ C B- B+ A- A- B+ B B+ B B+ C A- B D Illinois
B A C B B- B D- C+ B A C B+ B- B+ A- A- D B B+ C+ Iowa

General Information

1Tuition Room
and Board
Average Financial Aid Control Campus Setting Academic Calendar
$6,161 / $16,919 $6,715 $4,440 Public Small city Semester Iowa State
$8,400 / $22,260 $6,676 $6,378 Public Suburban Semester Michigan State
$6,458 / $19,824 $6,830 $9,426 Public Rural Semester Purdue
$8,502 / $21,895 $8,196 $10,288 Public Small city Semester Illinois
$5,548 / $19,662 $7,673 $7,445 Public Small city Semester Iowa

1 If two numbers are listed, the first is in-state tuition and the second is out-of-state tuition. All tuitions exclude room and board.

Student Body

Total
Students
Female
Students
Male
Students
Freshman
Enrollment
21,354 9,371 11,983 4,422 Iowa State
36,072 19,205 16,867 7,541 Michigan State
30,851 12,643 18,208 6,672 Purdue
30,895 14,508 16,387 6,948 Illinois
20,907 11,024 9,883 4,277 Iowa

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
3SAT
Range
4Common
App
5Application
Deadline
5Application
Notification
90 % 1050-1330 (of 1600) Yes July 1 Not Available Iowa State
74 % 1000-1270 (of 1600) No Rolling Rolling Michigan State
80 % 1060-1310 (of 1600) No March 1 April 10 Purdue
71 % 1170-1410 (of 1600) No January 2 February 15 Illinois
83 % 1070-1320 (of 1600) No April 1 Rolling Iowa

3 25th-75th Percentile.

4 Please note that many schools have supplemental applications in addition to the Common Application.

5 Regular Decision.

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