Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa
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N 42° 01.572 W 093° 38.769
15T E 446509 N 4652887
Iowa State is a large, prestigious university with an enrollment of about 26,000 students.
Waymark Code: WMVNC
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2006
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Abraham Lincoln signed the law that gave birth to the land-grant universities. Iowa State was one of the first of these special colleges founded on three big ideas: Open higher education to all, teach practical classes, and share knowledge far beyond the campus borders. Chartered in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, it became the nation’s first land-grant institution when the Iowa General Assembly awarded it the state’s land-grant charter in 1864. The college opened in 1868-69, and a class of 26 was graduated at the first commencement in 1872. Graduate study was offered almost as soon as classes began, and the first graduate degree was conferred in 1877. The college was renamed Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1898 and became Iowa State University of Science and Technology in 1959. Today, Iowa State University is a broad-based university of international stature with about 26,000 students from all 50 states and 110 other nations. Iowa State has led the development of several fields of study that are central to the land-grant movement, including engineering, agriculture, family and consumer sciences, and veterinary medicine.
Iowa State is a large, prestigious university with a friendly hometown personality. Its 26,000 students choose from 100+ majors, study with world class scholars and keep more than 500 student organizations going strong. U.S. News & World Report ranks Iowa State among the top 50 public national universities
Ames, Iowa, home of Iowa State University, is ranked among the top small America cities, both to live and work. Ames (population: 50,000) regularly draws performers like Kenny Chesney, Widespread Panic and Incubus, along with Broadway musicals and international symphonies. It's approximately 30 minutes from Des Moines and half day's drive or less from Kansas City, Omaha and Chicago.
The coordinates shown are for the middle of the campus. The coordinates of the entrance off of Lincoln Way that is closest to the public parking deck next to the Memorial Union is: N 40 01.371, W 93 38.779.
Name: Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Location/Address:
Lincoln Way
Ames, Iowa US
50011
Phone Number: (515) 294-4111
Web Site: [Web Link]
Type of School: Undergraduate School with Graduate Programs
School Affiliation: Public -- State/Provincial/etc.
Date Founded: 1858
Enrollment: 26,000
Nicknames/Mascots: cyclones
School Colors: cardinal (red) and gold
School Motto: Science with Practice
Location of GPS Coordinates: Central campus
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