Iowa State University is a public institution that was founded in the year 1858. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 23,104, its setting is urban, and the campus area is around 1,984 acres. It has a semester-based academic calendar. Iowa State University is ranked 97 in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.
The large school offers more than 750 student organizations, and sports are a big part of campus life. The Iowa State Cyclones participate in the NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference, and share a rivalry with the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. In spite of the Cyclones moniker, the school mascot is a cardinal named Cy because a cyclone was hard to put into costume form. There are over 100 undergraduate majors offered at Iowa State, and, through the Soar in 4 initiatives, supportive work with students to ensure they graduate in four years. For break students can take a stroll through the roses in Reiman Gardens or check out over 600 works of art around the campus—the biggest collection at any school in the country.
Iowa State University provides top ranked graduate programs through its College of Veterinary Medicine and College of Engineering, along with the nation’s only degree programs in human computer interaction. The university is the land grant institution, meaning faculty and students work on the research projects that improves the community as a whole. The Famous alumni include Carrie Chapman Catt, who is cofounder of League of Women Voters and the Bruce Roth, inventor of pharmaceutical drug Lipitor.
Campus Location
100 Enrollment Services Center
Ames, IA 50011
General Information
School type-public, coed college
Year founded-1858
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban