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Be a Cyclone in the Making

The Iowa State University Community

Loyal. Forever. True.

Iowa State is a large university with a small feel. Forge lifelong friendships and earn a degree that will take you anywhere.

Unearth your full potential in a learning community

Find a built-in social and academic support network that makes your transition to college life easier.

About Learning Communities
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94%

First-year students participate in at least one learning community

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Innovate at Iowa State, for me, means feeling inspired to try something new. I have built a community of like-minded friends and faculty who have supported and mentored me at Iowa State.

Elvis Kimara, senior, software engineering

Turn your passion into a profession

Choose from more than 100 majors, minors and certificates that can be customized to maximize your impact in the world.

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Graduate programs
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Veterinary Medicine

This is where imagination sparks innovation

Thinkers, creators, and doers find everything they need to unearth their full potential at Iowa State University.

Kira Richards works out a physics formula on a chalkboard.

Passion for physics led to undergrad research opportunity of a lifetime

Kira Richards

Senior, physics

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Iowa State students help businesses solve real-world problems

Capstone Project Teams

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Research on campus and abroad set Goldwater Scholarship recipient apart

Emma Alstott

Senior, global resource systems and horticulture

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Welcome to Cyclone country. Explore Life at Iowa State

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