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K-12

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Instrumental Education

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K-12

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BM Performance

Organ

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No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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BM Performance

Piano

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No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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BM Performance

Strings

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No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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BM Performance

Voice

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No PrescreenAudition RequiredInterview RequiredUniversity App Required

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BM Performance

Wind or Percussion Instrument

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No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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BM Composition

Composition

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Prescreen RequiredAudition RequiredInterview RequiredUniversity App Required

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In-Person or Virtual

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BM Music Education

Instrumental Education

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No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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K-12

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BM Music Education

Vocal Education

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No PrescreenAudition RequiredInterview RequiredUniversity App Required

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BA Performing Arts

Musical Theatre

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No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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BA Performing Arts

Acting/Directing

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No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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BA Performing Arts

Dance

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No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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BA Performing Arts

Theatrical Design and Technology

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No PrescreenScholarship AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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BA Music

General Music Studies

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No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person Only

Program Recognition

•NASM-accredited (National Association of Schools of Music)

•Leads to Iowa K-12 all-level music teaching licensure

•Nearly 100% job placement for music educators

Training

•Field experience in public and private schools beginning freshman year (80+ observation hours)

•One full semester of full-time student teaching

•Weekly one-hour applied lesson with performance faculty; no graduate students in the department

Performance & Productions

•BME students perform a senior recital

•Option to double major in music performance and music education

Academic info

Snapshot

3.75

Avg GPA (W)

89%

Admit Rate

school-wide

75%

Grad Rate

25.4K

Enrollment

$63K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Scorecard Average Net Price

$18,589

Scorecard data, after aid

Official Cost of Attendance

$26,264

2026-2027, Undergraduate resident on-campus dependent COA and tuition/mandatory fees, before aid

Official In-State Tuition

$11,402

2026-2027, Undergraduate resident on-campus dependent COA and tuition/mandatory fees, before aid

Official Out-of-State Tuition

$31,450

2026-2027, Undergraduate resident on-campus dependent COA and tuition/mandatory fees, before aid

Average net price reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.

$0-30k$10,582

$30-48k$11,506

$48-75k$15,463

$75-110k$19,605

$110k+$22,496

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Program Highlights

Program Recognition

•NASM-accredited (National Association of Schools of Music)

•Leads to Iowa K-12 all-level music teaching licensure

•Nearly 100% job placement for music educators

Training

•Field experience in public and private schools beginning freshman year (80+ observation hours)

•One full semester of full-time student teaching

•Weekly one-hour applied lesson with performance faculty; no graduate students in the department

Performance & Productions

•BME students perform a senior recital

•Option to double major in music performance and music education

Program Highlights

Program Recognition

•NASM-accredited (National Association of Schools of Music)

•Leads to Iowa K-12 all-level music teaching licensure

•Nearly 100% job placement for music educators

Training

•Field experience in public and private schools beginning freshman year (80+ observation hours)

•One full semester of full-time student teaching

•Weekly one-hour applied lesson with performance faculty; no graduate students in the department

Performance & Productions

•BME students perform a senior recital

•Option to double major in music performance and music education

Key Info

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Fees

Domestic Fee

$55

International Fee

$65

Deadline

PriorityMar 1, 2026

Regular DecisionRolling

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Qualtrics

Auditions

Music Major Auditions (Day 1)Feb 19, 2026

Music Major Auditions (Day 2)Feb 20, 2026

Music Major Auditions (Day 3)Feb 21, 2026

Audition Requirements

Repertoire

•Two contrasting selections on your principal instrument demonstrating lyrical and technical ability

Scales & Technique

•Requirements vary by instrument area (brass requires scales; percussion uses mallet-keyboard scales; woodwinds have no scales)

Sight-Reading

•Requirements vary by instrument area (percussion sight-reads snare and two-mallet keyboard; woodwinds have none; brass varies by studio)

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Application Logistics

•Apply for admission to Iowa State University via Common App or ISU direct application

•Submit separate Music Major Application form

•Complete ISU OneApp scholarship application

•Reserve audition time slot for February 19-21, 2026

Eligibility

•Audition in your principal performance area as for any music major

•Must demonstrate performance skills appropriate for college-level instruction

Enrollment

•Admission to the Teacher Education program requires a 2.5 GPA, maintained through student teaching

•Admitted students complete a keyboard-skills placement exam and a Music Theory Diagnostic Exam — for course placement only, not admission

•Music Education questions: Dr. Natalie Steele Royston, nasteele@iastate.edu

What's The Process

Audition Process

•On-campus principal-instrument audition February 19-21, 2026 (your performance area)

•Contact musicinfo@iastate.edu if unavailable for the scheduled dates

Audition Expectations

•Perform two contrasting selections on your principal instrument demonstrating lyrical and technical ability

•Scales and sight-reading requirements vary by instrument area (brass, woodwind, strings, percussion)

Scholarship Info

Music Scholarships

•Scholarship consideration included in audition process

•Complete ISU OneApp scholarship application for additional eligibility

Academic info

Snapshot

3.75

Avg GPA (W)

89%

Admit Rate

school-wide

75%

Grad Rate

25.4K

Enrollment

$63K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Scorecard Average Net Price

$18,589

Scorecard data, after aid

Official Cost of Attendance

$26,264

2026-2027, Undergraduate resident on-campus dependent COA and tuition/mandatory fees, before aid

Official In-State Tuition

$11,402

2026-2027, Undergraduate resident on-campus dependent COA and tuition/mandatory fees, before aid

Official Out-of-State Tuition

$31,450

2026-2027, Undergraduate resident on-campus dependent COA and tuition/mandatory fees, before aid

Average net price reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.

$0-30k$10,582

$30-48k$11,506

$48-75k$15,463

$75-110k$19,605

$110k+$22,496

View official cost source

Program Recognition

•NASM-accredited (National Association of Schools of Music)

•Leads to Iowa K-12 all-level music teaching licensure

•Nearly 100% job placement for music educators

Training

•Field experience in public and private schools beginning freshman year (80+ observation hours)

•One full semester of full-time student teaching

•Weekly one-hour applied lesson with performance faculty; no graduate students in the department

Performance & Productions

•BME students perform a senior recital

•Option to double major in music performance and music education

Updated 2h ago

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