The university is well-known for its land-grant research as a public institution in Iowa. Iowa State University is home to the world's first electronic digital computer, tornado simulator, high-resolution virtual reality lab, and much more, and is known globally for excellence in science and technology, discovery, and innovation. The University is ranked #541-550 in the globe by the QS Globe University Rankings. It is recognized as one of Iowa's best public universities, and its rankings have been continuously improving.
Iowa State University Ranking Highlights
The University is ranked #173 by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) for 2020-21. For institutional rankings, the ARWU University rankings position it in the 201-300 range. According to the UniRank University rankings, it is ranked as the 76th best university in the world. Some of the highlights of Iowa State University rankings are listed below:
- Ranked #494 in QS World University Rankings, 2022
- Ranked #301-500 in Graduate Employability Rankings, 2022
- Ranked #191-200 in US Universities by QS World University Rankings, 2021
- Ranked #401-500 in World University Rankings by Times Higher Education, 2022
- Ranked #219 in US College rankings by Times Higher Education, 2022
Iowa State University World Ranking
Iowa State University was consistently ranked in the top 200 universities in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking) from 2016 through 2021. QS (Top Universities) has Iowa ranked from 501 to 550 in its international university rankings for 2021. Iowa is ranked 401-500 in Times Higher Education's best university rankings for 2021. Iowa is ranked 231st in US News & World Report's worldwide college rankings for 2021. Following are some of the world rankings of Iowa State University given by these ranking agencies.
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Ranked by
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World Ranking 2021
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THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking
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#401–500
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QS World Rankings
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#541–550
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Global Universities US News & World Report
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#220
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ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Universities Rankings
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#301–400
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Iowa State University National Ranking
The National Science Foundation ranks ISU 78th in total research and development expenditures and 94th in science and engineering research and development expenditures. In its national university rankings for 2021, US News has Iowa ranked 118th. Tabulated below ranking at Iowa State University National Ranking.
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Ranked by
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National Ranking 2021
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THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking
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#287
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National Universities US News & World Report
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#118
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Forbes Rankings
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#211
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ARWU
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#66–94
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Iowa State University Ranking by Subject
Iowa State University's rankings It's time to look at the course's ranking. In its global MBA rating, QS (Top universities) has Iowa ranked 201+ for 2021. Iowa is placed between 251-300 by Times Higher Education (THE) for 2021. In the PG Business and Economics rating, it was ranked 126-150. In its PG Engineering and Technology ranking, Iowa is ranked 201-250 for 2020 and 2021. Iowa is the 53rd best graduate business school in the United States for 2021, according to US News. Iowa is also ranked 67th in US News' UG Business rankings for 2021. Iowa was also ranked among the top 50 colleges for various engineering degrees by US News in 2021. Tabulated below ranking at Iowa State University Rankings by Subject.
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Course name
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Ranked by
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Ranking 2021
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Global MBA
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QS Rankings
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#200+
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PG Business and Economics
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THE (Times Higher Education)
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#251-300
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Graduate Business School
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US News & World Report
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#53
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UG Business
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US News & World Report
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#67
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