Online Application Account

Required fields denoted by ^*

Complete the following fields to create your account for the online application. Keep this account information in case you need to save your application and return to finish it at a later date.

Student Name

Note to parents/guardians: If you have multiple children applying (or who have applied) for admission, each student will be required to create their own account with a unique student email address.

This account uniquely identifies you with the Office of Admissions. This account cannot be used for multiple individuals. Therefore, we require a unique email address per account.

Do not use nicknames. International applicants, enter your name as it appears on your passport.

First / Given Name:

Middle Name:

Family / Last Name:

Student Generational Name / Suffix:

This is how the student's name will appear in all communications and records:

Do you have a preferred name:

Student Information

Student Birth Date: (This account can only be used for you. You may change your birth date this one time, so please ensure you're setting it accurately to your birth date.)

Current Student Email Address: (Enter your current email address carefully, it cannot be changed after account creation or re-used for another account. This is our primary method of correspondence.)

Confirm Current Student Email Address:

Primary Phone

✓ Valid

First select your country in order to identify the country code before entering your area code and phone number.

Primary Phone Type

Yes, I would like to receive text messages from Iowa State University.

No, I would not like to receive text messages from Iowa State University.

By opting in to this service, you consent to receive mobile text alerts using an automatic telephone dialing system. Consent to receive marketing text messages is not required as a condition of your admission to Iowa State. Message and data rates may apply.

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Expected Entry Term

Application Type

Student Type

Academic Level

Academic Area of Interest

Program Area

Program Type

Program of Study

Program Focus

Permanent Address

Country

Street Addr / P.O. Box

Apt, Suite, Unit, Bldg

City

ZIP / Postal Code

State / Province / Territory

Contact Permission

Iowa State University wishes to send you the latest information about our university by email, postal mail, SMS, phone, and other electronic means. Your personal information will always be treated with the utmost care, and we will never share your information with entities who are not associated with Iowa State.

Please let us know if you would like us to contact you by selecting one of the options below:

Yes, I would like to receive information from Iowa State University, including but not limited to: scholarships, financial aid, and academics.
No thanks, I don't want to receive information from Iowa State University.

By choosing not to receive information from Iowa State University, please know you will miss out on important items that may help with your college decision, including important information about:

scholarships and financial aid
applying for admission
majors and academics
housing and dining
campus employment
university clubs and organizations
the Ames community

Iowa State University respects your rights to privacy. Please read our Electronic Privacy policy.

I have read and understand my privacy rights.

Parent/Guardian Information (Optional)

This email address may be used on multiple accounts and will be used for family correspondence.

Parent/Guardian Email Address:

Confirm Parent/Guardian Email Address:

Account Information

Passwords must contain at least 8 characters, no part of your Net-ID or name, must not match any of your last 10 passwords, and must contain characters from three of the following categories:

Uppercase letters (A-Z)
Lowercase letters (a-z)
Numbers (0-9)
Special characters (~!@#$%^&*_-+=`|\(){}[]:;"'<>,.?/)

DO NOT lose your account information. This account will be used throughout your admission process at Iowa State University.

Password:

Password (again):