Iowa State University College of Engineering is one of eight colleges of

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in Ames, Iowa. The University was founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College with classes in

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and

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, now called

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

. 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. The College of Engineering at Iowa State hosts the largest engineering career fairs in the country in which more than 440 companies participate in each fair. The college has a high placement rate of 98%. Iowa State receives nearly $510 million in research grants every year.

Ranking

The College of Engineering has consistently been ranked among the top engineering schools and is the 7th largest engineering school in the United States. According to US News the undergraduate engineering program is ranked 37th (tied) in the country in 2016 overall and 21 (tied) among public Institutions nationally. The 2019 graduate program is ranked 41st (tied) overall and 20th (tied) among the public universities in US News. ''

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'' ranked Iowa State as one of the top engineering schools in the country for landing key jobs in Silicon Valley. The ''

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'' ranked Iowa State engineering the 14th best engineering program according to employers in the entire nation.

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