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Iowa State offers more than 100 majors in six undergraduate colleges. While mechanical engineering has been the most popular major, many students also take up marketing, agriculture, and exercise ...
In what turned out to be a defensive struggle, the Wildcats dropped their season opener to the Cyclones in Ireland.
What is now Iowa State University was originally set up by the state legislature as an agricultural college and model farm in 1858. Land was purchased for close to $5,400 the following year. The ...
AMES, Iowa (WOI) - About a third of students living on the Iowa State University campus don’t have air conditioning, according to the university’s Residence Life Director.
Iowa State is an international university with a friendly welcoming personality. Students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries come to Ames, Iowa, to choose from 100 majors, study with ...
Iowa State University saw a 0.9% increase from 2023, adding 255 additional students. The 2024 first-year class totaled 5,906, representing a 16% increase over the past five years.
Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen, the first woman to hold the position, will retire in January 2026. The Iowa Board of Regents has formed a search committee, co-chaired by Regent JC ...
Overall, among more than 250 national public and private universities, the UI ranked 89th and Iowa State, 119th, the new rankings show. A year ago, UI was ranked 78th and Iowa State, 115th.
AMES, Iowa — A new Iowa State project to design a tornado simulator could help test buildings under tornadic conditions. Dr. Partha Sarkar studies how buildings are destroyed during severe weather.