Iowa State University College of Engineering

Iowa State University College of Engineering
Established 1858
Dean Sarah Rajala
Location Ames, Iowa
42°01′36″N 93°38′59″W / 42.0268°N 93.6498°W / 42.0268; -93.6498Coordinates: 42°01′36″N 93°38′59″W / 42.0268°N 93.6498°W / 42.0268; -93.6498
Colors Cardinal and Gold          
Affiliations Iowa State University
Website engineering.iastate.edu

Iowa State University College of Engineering is one of eight colleges of Iowa State University of Science and Technology in Ames, Iowa.

The University was founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College with classes in agriculture and mechanical arts, now called engineering.[1][2] In 1898, the school was renamed as "Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—Science with Practice", with divisions in agriculture, veterinary science, engineering, and science and philosophy. Iowa State took on its current name in 1959 and the College of Engineering was formally established at that time.

The College of Engineering at Iowa State hosts the largest engineering career fairs in the country in which more than 440 companies participate in each fair.[2] The college has a high placement rate of 98%.[2]

Iowa State receives nearly 510 million dollars in research grants every year.

Ranking

The College of Engineering has consistently been ranked among the top engineering schools and is the 7th largest engineering school in the United States.[2] According to US News the undergraduate engineering program is ranked 36th (Tie) in the country in 2016 overall and 21 (Tie) among public Institutions nationally.[3] The graduate program is ranked 43th(Tie) overall and 21st(Tie) among the public universities.[4] Business Insider ranked Iowa State as one of the top engineering schools in the country for landing key jobs in Silicon Valley.[5] Top value for engineering ranked Iowa State at 23 in their ranking which focuses on quality of education for the price paid.[6] The Wall Street Journal ranked Iowa State engineering the 14th best engineering program according to employers in the entire nation.[7]

Ranking National World
US News 36 215
Business Insider 37 -
Shanghai Ranking 110
Value Colleges 23 -
Start Class 37 -
WSJ 14 -
Ranking[8] National

Graduate

Civil and Construction 16
Mechanical 16
Electrical 38
Agricultural and Biosystems 1
Biological 33
Computer and Software 46
Materials 15
Chemical 33
Industrial 25
Environmental 16
Aerospace 23

References

  1. ↑ "History". Iowa State University College of Engineering. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Iowa State University College of Engineering College Facts". www.engineering.iastate.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  3. ↑ "US News Undergraduate Ranking" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Iowa State University College of Engineering College Rankings". www.engineering.iastate.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  5. ↑ "The 50 Best Engineering Schools". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  6. ↑ "Top 50 Best Value Engineering Programs of 2015 | Value Colleges". www.valuecolleges.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  7. ↑ "Rankings by Major". Wall Street Journal. 2010-09-14. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  8. ↑ "Rankings • College of Engineering • Iowa State University". www.engineering.iastate.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
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