Declare your major before you even get to Ames! When you get admitted to Iowa State and the College of Engineering, you can decide which of our 15 engineering majors fits you best, choose it, and it’s yours. Don’t wait and wonder about a year-long pre-engineering program.
Undergraduate Programs of Study
Engineering Majors
Minors
Open only to students in the College of Engineering
Biomedical engineering
Cyber-Physical Systems
Energy Systems
Engineering Sales
Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE)
Open to all qualified students
Cyber Security
Entrepreneurial Studies
Sustainability Studies
Minors available by other colleges
Graduate Degrees
Advanced degrees including doctorate (Ph.D.), master’s of engineering (M.Eng.), master’s of science (M.S.) and certificates in a wide range of engineering fields.
Other programs
Departments offering a dual degree Bachelor’s and Master’s programs.
- Concurrent BS/MS, BS/MEng or BS/MBA in Aerospace Engineering
- Concurrent BS/MS or BS/MBA in Agricultural Engineering
- Concurrent BS/MEng or BS/MBA in Chemical Engineering
- Concurrent BS/MS or BS/MBA in Civil Engineering
- Concurrent BS/MS, BS/MEng or MS/MBA in Computer Engineering
- Concurrent BS/MS, BS/MEng or MS/MBA in Electrical Engineering
- Concurrent BS/MS, BS/MEng or BS/MBA in Industrial Engineering
- Concurrent BS/MS in Materials Engineering
- Concurrent BS/MS or BS/MBA in Mechanical Engineering
- Concurrent BS/MS, BS/MEng or BS/MBA in Software Engineering
- Languages & Cultures for Professions (LCP)- second major in a World Language
Undergraduate engineering degrees that can be completed on an accelerated schedule, including in three years. These accelerated degree pathways should be considered as one of the many options students have for completing their studies.
- Industrial Engineering (PDF)
- Materials Engineering (PDF)
- Mechanical Engineering (PDF)
Academic Support
We have the resources to help you with exploring program options, registering for classes, transferring courses, understanding degree requirements and finding resources.

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Engineeering Recruitment and Student Services
1300 Marston Hall, 533 Morrill Road
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-7186