Alumni and Members

Alumni, students, and friends of Iowa State University are located throughout the world. The ISU Alumni Association is continuously learning more and more about these constituents. Our ultimate goals are to attract and retain members and to involve ISU constituents in the life and work of the university. Serving members is at the center of everything the Association does -- from producing an award-winning magazine to providing innovative ways for our members to connect online to ISU, to the Association, and with each other.

Alumni
More than 214,000 Iowa State alumni live in more than 144 countries. Ninety-seven percent of alumni live in the United States. Three percent live abroad -- from Algeria to Zimbabwe. Membership in the alumni population -- those holding degrees from ISU -- totalled more than 39,250 in FY09, representing 76.5 percent of total Alumni Association members. (Source: ISU Alumni Association Country, State, County Report, June 2009.)

Students
Fall 2008 enrollment at Iowa State was 26,856. Fiscal year 2009 student membership in the Alumni Association reached 4,107 members. Freshmen made up the largest category of members, with seniors close behind. SAA membership represented 15.3 percent of total students. (Sources: ISU Fact Book 2008-2009 and ISU Alumni Association SAA Report, June 2009.)

Friends
Friends of Iowa State are perhaps too numerous to count, but we do keep in touch with a special group of non-alumni -- former students, spouses, parents, ISU faculty and staff, and others who have chosen to strengthen their affiliation with ISU through Association membership. More than 7,900 non-alumni friends represented 15.5 percent of the Association's FY09 total membership. (Source: ISU Alumni Association Membership Statistics Report, June 2009.)

Alumni Membership by Country