Iowa State University
public research university in Ames, Iowa, United States
Iowa State University of Science and Technology or as it is better known, Iowa State University is a public university in Ames, Iowa. The university has about 33,000 students. It was founded in 1858. The president of the university is Wendy Wintersteen. George Washington Carver was a student at Iowa State.
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Sports
changeThe athletics teams of the university are called the Cyclones. They have 16 varsity teams and they compete in the Big 12 Conference.