Iowa State University

Iowa State University, Ames

#470 QS Global World Ranking
PublicStatus
Very HighResearch Output
25,885Total Students
1,636Faculty
2,694Int'l Students

About

Iowa State is home to more than 28,294 undergraduate students, who choose their adventure from over 120 different majors. Iowa State is also home to over 6,500 highly qualified faculty and staff and is tied for 55th among the 146 Top Public-National Universities in the 2020 U.S. News and World Report for “Best Colleges”.

Iowa State is a member of the Big 12 Athletic Conference and the NCAA (Division I). The “Cyclones” field 18 varsity squads, which include 11 women’s and 7 men’s intercollegiate teams. Students have a wide variety of networking opportunities, which include more than 850 student clubs and organizations, 45 different types of intramural sports, and over 90 highly-touted, early-engagement learning communities.

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University highlights

2012
#319
2014
#=321
2015
#=348
2016
#355
2017
#421-430
2018
#471-480
2019
#=489
2020
#511-520
2021
#541-550
2022
#=494
2023
#=481
2024
#=400
2025
#470

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Student & Staff

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Data

Total students

25,885

PG students

11%

UG students

89%

International students

2,694

PG students

68%

UG students

32%

Total faculty staff

1,636

Int'l staff

Domestic staff

1570

Total students

25,885

PG students

11%

UG students

89%

International students

2,694

PG students

68%

UG students

32%

Total faculty staff

1,636

Domestic staff

1570

Int'l staff

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Scholarships

Offered

Yes

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