Iowa State is innovating, creating, and communicating to make lives better in Iowa and beyond. Iowa State is preparing Iowa’s future-ready workforce, with more than 59% of students majoring in STEM programs.
Expect the acceleration of big ideas and bold steps. You'll see the innovative mindset made possible only at Iowa’s land-grant university of science and technology, and a mission-oriented focus on improving people’s lives and livelihoods, and the changing world they live in.
From its inaugural ceremony in 1869, Iowa State University has welcomed students "whether high or low in social circles, rich or poor, white or black, man or woman" so that everyone can aspire to their full academic and personal potential. Today, Iowa State strives to set the national standard for being the most welcoming and inclusive land-grant university.