More than 2,150 graduates receive degrees at Iowa State University fall commencement AMES, Iowa – At Iowa State University’s fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 14-15, 2018, 2,157 graduates received degrees. Iowa State awarded 1,803 undergraduate degrees, 234 master’s degrees, 119 doctor of philosophy degrees and one doctor of veterinary medicine degree. Graduates listed below Reinbeck, IA Jeffrey Tscherter, Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering, Magna Cum Laude