Iowa State University

Iowa State University of Science and Technology is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State... Wikipedia

  • Former names:  Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm (1858–1898), Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (1898–1959)
  • Motto:  "Science with Practice"
  • Type:  Public land-grant research university
  • Established:  March 22, 1858
  • Parent institution:  Iowa Board of Regents
  • Academic affiliations:  ORAU, URA, Space-grant
  • Endowment:  $1.35 billion (2023)
  • President:  Wendy Wintersteen
  • Provost:  Jonathan Wickert
  • Academic staff:  1,746 (2023)
  • Students:  30,177 (Fall 2023)
  • Undergraduates:  25,332 (Fall 2023)
  • Postgraduates:  4,210 (Fall 2023)
  • Other students:  635 (Fall 2023)
  • Campus:  Small city
  • Newspaper:  Iowa State Daily
  • Colors:  Cardinal and gold
  • Mascot:  Cy the Cardinal
  • Sporting affiliations:  NCAA Division I FBS – Big 12
  • Website:  www.iastate.edu
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo