What is Iowa State like?

A typical Iowa State student is their own person. We have a ton of different majors full of students with different personalities. So, the type of person who should attend Iowa State is someone who should be themselves or is trying to find out who they are and what they want to be. read more

Iowa State University is very similar to other large, midwestern universities, but living in Ames will be a bit different than Orlando, FL, specifically: Orlando is a big destination city with a lot of tourists, theme parks, and things to do. read more

Iowa is host to at least two business incubators, Iowa State University Research Park and the BioVentures Center at the University of Iowa. The Research Park hosts about 50 companies, among them NewLink Genetics, which develops cancer immunotherapeutics, and the U.S. animal health division of Boehringer Ingelheim, Vetmedica. read more

The University of Iowa is one of three state universities in Iowa. It is one of the top public research universities in the country, and the oldest university in the state. The university is made up of 11 colleges, its campus takes up 1,900 acres, and it has a student body of just over 30,000. read more