Iowa State is a large, prestigious university with a friendly hometown personality. Its 26,000 students choose from 100+ majors, study with world class scholars and keep more than 500 student organizations going strong.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Iowa State among the top 50 public national universities. Half of ISU freshman get an early boost in academic success by participating in Iowa State's highly touted learning communities. So many students study or work abroad that ISU is 18th in the nation in that category.
Iowa State's campus includes more than 200 works of art and was rated as one of America's 25 most beautiful.
Iowa State fields 18 intercollegiate teams in the powerful Big 12 Conference. A strong fan base helps the Cyclones continuously break attendance records and earn the top honors in recent national online polls ranking the best "student spirit" (Hilton Coliseum) and "most dominant mascot on Earth" (Cy).
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