Iowa State University of Science and Technology is a land-grant school in Ames, Iowa. Land-grant colleges and universities receive federal aid to support education. Iowa State University grants bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor’s degrees.
There are a number of research and service agencies at the university. They include the Ames Laboratory of the United States Department of Energy, the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, and the Office of Biotechnology.
The school was chartered in 1858 as Iowa Agricultural College, and it opened in 1868. Its name was changed to Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1896. It received its present name in 1959.
Iowa State University’s sports teams are called the Cyclones. The university’s website at https://www.iastate.edu/ offers additional information.
