Iowa State University is a public, land-grant university, where students get a great academic start in learning communities and stay active in 800-plus student organizations, undergrad research, internships and study abroad. They learn from world-class scholars who are tackling some of the world's biggest challenges -- feeding the hungry, finding alternative fuels and advancing manufacturing.
- Top Research University
- Consistently ranked among top most beautiful campuses in the USA
- Ames is consistently named among the best college towns in the USA
- 2011 Nobel Prize Winner
- The invention of the Digital Computer
Iowa State and the city of Ames make an impressive research combination that includes: A U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory (Ames Lab) Five U.S. Department of Agriculture research laboratories The nation's finest genomic-based agricultural breeding programs World-renowned virtual reality facilities, plant science, and bioeconomy institutes One of the nation's most successful technology transfer programs
Ranked 56th top public universities, and 119th overall national universities by US News. Several programs ranked in the top 10, 20, 50 and 100.
