Iowa State University
public research university in Ames, Iowa, United States
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Iowa State University is a public research university founded in 1858. Its headquarters are located in Ames[1]. As of 2020, the university employed 6.8 thousand people[1].
Key Facts
- Member of: ORCID, Inc.[3], Digital Library Federation[4], Association of Research Libraries[5], Association of American Colleges and Universities[6], American Council on Education[7], Open Education Network[8], Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship[9], Coalition for Networked Information[10], Association of Public and Land-grant Universities[11], Center for Research Libraries[12], Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition[13], Council on Governmental Relations[14]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ames[15]
- Country: United States[16]
- Instance of: land-grant university[17], public educational institution of the United States[18], corporate body[19]
- Headquarters location: Ames[20]
- Location: Ames[21]
- Postal code: 50011-2030[22]
- Child organization or unit: Iowa State University Library[23]
- Commons category: Iowa State University[24]
- Chairperson: Wendy Wintersteen[25]
- Has part(s): Ada Hayden Herbarium[26]
- Inception: 1858[27]
- Significant event: mixed-sex education[28]
- Official website: https://www.iastate.edu[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Iowa State University[30]
- Commons gallery: Iowa State University[31]
- Employees: 6753[32]
- Described by source: Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[33], New International Encyclopedia[34]
- Ranking: 494[35], 400[36], 481[37], 319[38], 321[39], 348[40], 355[41], 489[42], 470[43]
- Official name: Iowa State University of Science and Technology[44]
- Motto text: Science with practice[45]
- Legal form: Nonprofit Corporation[46]
- Native label: Iowa State University of Science and Technology[47]
- Category of associated people: Category:Iowa State University people[48]
- Different from: University of Iowa[49]
Why It Matters
Iowa State University has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]