Ames, Iowa 50011
http://www.iastate.edu

The academic programs at Iowa State include highly effective first-year programs, a wide variety of majors, and some of the world's leading research in the biological and physical sciences. Iowa State's nine colleges offer more than 100 undergraduate degrees and nearly 200 fields of study leading to graduate and professional degrees.

Iowa State University is among the nation's leading universities in research and technology transfer accomplishments. In recent years, Iowa State has launched bold new research and technology transfer initiatives in such important areas as agricultural biotechnology, plant and animal genomics, bioinformatics, "smart" materials, agricultural product and market development, human nutrition, human computer performance, biorenewables and food safety and security.

Iowa State's nearly 2,000-acre, park-like campus includes more than 160 buildings, many of which are included on the National Register of Historic Places. The Stanton Memorial Carillon bells are housed in the Campanile, perhaps Iowa State's best-known landmark. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa, ranked as the second most livable small city in the nation by the New Rating Guide to Life in America's Small Cities. Ames is 30 miles north of Des Moines, Iowa's state capital and largest population center.