About Iowa State University:

Iowa State University of Science and Technology, generally referred to as Iowa State, is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. It is the largest university in the state of Iowa and the third largest university in the Big 12 athletic conference. Iowa State is classified as a Research University with very high research activity (RU/VH) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Iowa State is also a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), which consists of 62 leading research universities in North America. Founded in 1858 and coeducational from its start, Iowa State became the nation’s first designated land-grant institution when the Iowa Legislature accepted the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act on September 11, 1862, making Iowa the first state in the nation to do so. Iowa State's academic offerings are administered today through eight colleges, including the graduate college, that offer over 100 bachelor's degree programs, 112 master's degree programs, and 83 at the Ph.D. level, plus a professional degree program in Veterinary Medicine.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 167 156 167 156 131 153 148 175 203 207 219 228 237 255 279 334 373

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 31 23 26 36 10 32 36 34 45 45 42 48 55 59 76 94
Engineering 102 101 139 115 121 123 138 162 174 176 180 183 174 232 287 140
Life Sciences 289 255 236 257 228 230 256 239 245 242 243 249 242 279 301-350 351-400
Medicine - - - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - -
Natural Sciences 67 77 70 64 84 76 92 123 134 157 169 171 187 212 230 277
Social Sciences 177 189 214 194 174 181 246 244 243 208 215 198 202 217 240 301-350

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences 15 10 20 19 16 22 27 29 27 38 42 51 62
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 175 179 - 209 270
Chemistry 95 114 95 131 162 181 211 207 207 222 267 290 140
Chemical Engineering 85 93 101 106 122 143 152 150 164 161 190 243 90
Civil Engineering 184 144 213 153 181 220 217 181 214 230 137 125 80
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Computer Science 221 114 149 172 162 178 248 217 217 254 301-350 299 136
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 138 173 - 181 229
Electrical Engineering 179 183 174 205 234 279 265 241 210 222 261 274 115
Environment / Ecology 138 122 141 132 145 137 156 133 141 162 - 176 195
Geosciences 291 - - - - - - - 286 247 - 261 267
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science 105 117 111 152 164 157 168 177 153 174 218 248 147
Mathematics 180 160 170 192 206 183 166 187 189 170 241 226 151
Mechanical Engineering 133 127 143 148 125 104 120 123 86 102 194 191 79
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 118 112 - - 203
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 225 250 - 301-350 -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400 401-450 451-500 -
Physics 55 63 65 68 92 91 101 123 104 114 127 176 217
Plant & Animal Science 22 24 20 22 23 31 26 25 24 28 23 36 46
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 217 220 - 216 287
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 214 207 221 259 301-350
Space Science - - - - - - - - 259 273 - 293 -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 173 233 130
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 262 287 140
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -