Iowa State University

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School Location

Ames, IA 50011-2030

General information

(515) 294-5836

Type of institution:	Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Bachelor degrees, Master's degrees, Doctor's degrees, First-Professional degrees
Carnegie classification:	Research Universities (very high research activity)
Number of students:	26,160 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:	$ 30

Mission

Create, share, and apply knowledge to make Iowa and the world a better place.

About this School

Iowa State University (ISU) is a public land-grant and space-grant university located in Ames, Iowa. Official name: Iowa State University of Science and Technology. It was previously Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, a school created through the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act. The Iowa General Assembly in 1858, prior to the passage of the Morrill Act of 1862, enacted legislation to establish an agriculture college and model farm. This college was named the State Agricultural College & Model Farm. The location of Story County was chosen on June 21, 1859 after the state selection board received proposals from Johnson, Kossuth, Marshall, Polk, and Story counties. The University is one of 60 elected members of the prestigious Association of American Universities.

History

The institution was coeducational from the earliest year (1858). The Iowa Experiment Station was one of its prominent features. Practical courses of instruction were taught, including one designed to give a general training for the career of a farmer. Courses in mechanical, civil, electrical, and mining engineering were taught. The domain occupied about 1175 acres (476 hectares), of which 120 acres (49 hectares) formed the campus. In 1914, tuition was free to residents of Iowa. Students from other States paid an annual fee of $50. There were 217 members on the faculty in 1914 when 3,458 students attended the school. In 1923, 7,766 students were taught by a faculty which numbered 567 members. In the period from 1914 to 1923, the following buildings were erected: four women's dormitories, plant propagation building and greenhouse, science building, hospital, armory, animal husbandry laboratory, agricultural engineering building, poultry laboratory, dairy judging pavilion, and sheep, horse, hog, and dairy barns. A library of 250,000 volumes' capacity, a home economics building, and a dormitory for women were under construction in 1924. The president was Raymond Allen Pearson.

Tuition and Fees	2009-2008	2008-2007	2007-2006
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$ 6,360	$ 6,161	$ 5,860
Out of State	$ 17,350	$ 16,919	$ 16,354
Books and Supplies	$ 984	$ 978	$ 892
On-Campus
Room and board	$ 6,956	$ 6,715	$ 6,445
Other Expenses	$ 3,400	$ 3,312	$ 3,269
Off Campus
Room and board	$ 8,321	$ 8,145	$ 8,143
Other Expenses	$ 5,465	$ 5,321	$ 4,668
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses	$ 5,465	$ 5,321	$ 4,668

Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	18%	$ 3,904
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	3%	$ 3,116
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	67%	$ 4,055
Loans to students	58%	$ 6,686

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