<p>BW – I am not sure, but my sense is that the need-based financial aid at Iowa is reasonable. I have not heard about it standing out one way or another. I believe the combination of merit and need-based financial aid is significantly better than average, especially when you factor in the starting point – although the threshold for OOS merit aid is more reachable than other OOS options (see website for info on the National Scholars award to see the requirements). Even without any financial aid, the OOS tuition is one of the lower-cost alternatives for well-ranked schools – compared to other Big 10 schools for example. I believe Iowa has the lowest tuition of any Big 10 school (not sure about Nebraska). </p>
<p>That said, without any financial aid, $37K total costs is still not pocket change, and ,
is likely be more expensive than almost any in-state public school options.</p>