Iowa State University College of Engineering

Iowa State University College of Engineering
Established 1858
Dean Sarah Rajala
Location Ames, Iowa
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.

Iowa State is classified as a Doctoral Research University with very high research activity (RU/VH) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.[3] Iowa State is also a member of the prestigious American Association of Universities (AAU) which is an international organization composed of the most highly ranked 62 research universities in the United States and Canada. The membership is by invitation only.[4]

The College of Engineering at Iowa State hosts one of the largest career fairs in the country in which more than 350 companies participate in each fair.[2] The college has a high placement rate of 95%.[2]

Iowa State receives nearly 300 million dollars in research grants every year.

Ranking

The College of Engineering has consistently been ranked among the top engineering schools and is the 8th largest engineering school in the United States.[2] According to US News the undergraduate engineering program is ranked 36th in the country in 2016.[5] The graduate program is ranked in the top 50 overall and top 25 among the public universities.[6] Business Insider ranked Iowa State as one of the best engineering schools in the country for landing key jobs in some of the top tech companies.[7] Top value for engineering ranked Iowa State at 23 in their ranking which focuses on quality of education for the price paid.[8] The Wall Street Journal ranked Iowa State engineering the 14th best engineering program according to employers.[9]College Choice ranked Iowa States Engineering Program the 12th best in the US.[10]

Ranking National World
US News 36 215
Business Insider 37 -
Shanghai Ranking 110
Value Colleges 23 -
Start Class 37 -
WSJ 14 -
Ranking[11] National

Graduate

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

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. ↑ "Carnegie Foundation Classifications". http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/srp.php?clq=%7B%22basic2005_ids%22%3A%2215%22%7D&start_page=standard.php&backurl=standard.php&limit=0,50. Retrieved 2016-05-29. External link in |website= (help)
  4. ↑ "Association of American Universities". www.aau.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  5. ↑ "US News Undergraduate Ranking" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Iowa State University College of Engineering College Rankings". www.engineering.iastate.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  7. ↑ "The 50 Best Engineering Schools". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  8. ↑ "Top 50 Best Value Engineering Programs of 2015 | Value Colleges". www.valuecolleges.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  9. ↑ "Rankings by Major". Wall Street Journal. 2010-09-14. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  10. ↑ "50 Best Bachelors in Engineering Degrees for 2017". College Choice. 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  11. ↑ "Rankings • College of Engineering • Iowa State University". www.engineering.iastate.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-13.

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