Iowa State University
(ISU)
About
Iowa State University of Science and Technology is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the nation's first designated land-grant institutions when the Iowa Legislature accepted the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act on September 11, 1862. On July 4, 1959, the college was officially renamed Iowa State University of Science and Technology.
Ranked Top 380 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 104 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
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Key Facts
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Subject Rankings
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31 subjectsARWU
41 subjectsUS News
23 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences | 47 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Plant and Animal Science | =51 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Food Science and Technology | 146 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology | 159 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Microbiology | =173 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics | 181 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Civil Engineering | 182 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | =222 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Physics | 229 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Materials Science | =236 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | 248 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Economics and Business | 262 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Mathematics | 272 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Psychiatry/Psychology | =287 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =304 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =344 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Geosciences | 353 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Energy and Fuels | =375 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | =376 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 413 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | =418 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | =508 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Clinical Medicine | =917 | 56.0 | 2026 |
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9 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 201–250 | 47.1 | 2026 |
| Education | 201–250 | 43.1 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 201–250 | 45.3 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 251–300 | 47.1 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 301–400 | 41.5 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 301–400 | 43.0 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 301–400 | 37.8 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 301–400 | 39.5 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 401–500 | 27.4 | 2026 |