Iowa State University (ISU), the full name of Iowa State University of Science and Technology, was founded in 1862. It is a grandfather university in Ames, Iowa, and one of the 62 member schools in association of american universities. It is a famous academic alliance of top universities in North America. Located in a small town in the north-central United States, this university has always been relatively low-key, but it has a world-class reputation in the fields of biology, machinery and physics, and the strength of its design school cannot be underestimated.

Iowa State University has trained two Nobel Prize winners, and former US Vice President Henry A. Wallace, Lockheed Martin Chairman and CEO Vince D. coffman and other famous figures also graduated from this university. The school is the birthplace of the world's first computer, atanasoff Berry, and its computer wireless interface ranks in the top 20 in the United States. Iowa State University is in a leading position among American universities in transforming scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces. Ames National Laboratory, jointly managed by the university and the US Department of Energy, participated in the Manhattan Project during World War II, providing enriched uranium for the US atomic bomb program and making an important contribution to the victory of World War II.

Iowa State University has eight colleges offering more than 200 different professional programs. At present, there are about 33,000 students studying here, of whom about 10% are international students. The campus covers an area of 1984 mu, with beautiful scenery and good public security. It is one of the 25 most beautiful campuses in America. According to the comprehensive ranking of universities published by American News, Iowa State University ranks 155 in the world, biological engineering and agricultural engineering rank second in the United States, aerospace engineering, civil engineering, materials engineering and other engineering majors rank in the top 30 in the United States, and architecture and landscape engineering rank 1 1 and 9 respectively.