*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
May 2026
Iowa Main Campus
100 Enrollment Services Center, 2433 Union Drive,
Ames,
Iowa,
50011, Midwest, United States
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
January 2026
Iowa Main Campus
100 Enrollment Services Center, 2433 Union Drive,
Ames,
Iowa,
50011, Midwest, United States
Iowa State requires a bachelors or higher degree from a regionally-accredited college or university prior to beginning graduate studies.
International degrees must be comparable to a US bachelors degree or higher from a college or university regionally accredited/recognized by the Ministry of Education in that country.
A minimum cumulative grade point average equivalent to at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (B grade) is required for admission.
The minimum scores accepted by the Graduate College are:
Internet Based TOEFL (iBT): 79
TOEFL Paper (PBT): 550
IELTS: 6.5
Pearson Test of English (PTE): 53
Duo Lingo English Test: 105
Application Deadlines: December 15. PLEASE NOTE: Environmental Science is a direct-admit graduate program, where students are admitted into the lab of a major professor as well as into the ENSCI program. As such it is imperative that prospective students identify a potential professor before applying to the program. Applicants should review our faculty directory to identify research faculty working in areas that align with their interests and goals. Once relevant faculty members have been identified, applicants should contact those faculty directly to inquire about open graduate positions and funding opportunities for their planned term of entry. Only applicants that contact faculty, apply for the program and are then nominated by a faculty member will be considered for admission to the program.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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