Editing Iowa State University (section)

=== Rankings ===
{{Infobox US university ranking
<!-- National rankings -->| Forbes_NU = 154
| USNWR_NU = 115 <small>(tie)</small>
| Wamo_NU = 85
| WSJ_NU = 145
<!-- Global rankings -->| QS_W = 470
| THE_W = 351–400
| USNWR_W = 344 <small>(tie)</small>
| ARWU_W = 401–500
}}

Classified as one of [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|Carnegie's]] "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very High Research Activity,"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=153603&start_page=standard.php&clq=%7B%22basic2005_ids%22:%2215%22%7D|title=Iowa State University|date=September 1, 2017|website=Carnegie Classifications|access-date=January 31, 2020|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802012233/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=153603&start_page=standard.php&clq=%7B%22basic2005_ids%22:%2215%22%7D|url-status=live}}</ref> Iowa State receives nearly $500 million in research grants annually.<ref>{{cite report |author=Office of the Vice President for Research |date=July 2020 |title=Sponsored Funding Awarded to Iowa State University |url=https://www.research.iastate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Sponsored-Funding-FY20-FY11-by-Source.pdf |publisher=Iowa State University |access-date=March 25, 2021 |archive-date=June 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616003017/https://www.research.iastate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Sponsored-Funding-FY20-FY11-by-Source.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2022, Iowa State ranks 401-500 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-25 |title=World University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2022 |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref> and 501-600 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2022 |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=www.shanghairanking.com}}</ref> In 2017, the two same organizations ranked Iowa State 351-400 and 201-300, respectively. In 2012, these rankings were 184 and 151-200, respectively.

In 2016-17 Iowa State university became part of only fifty-four institutions in the U.S. to earn the "Innovation and Economic Prosperity University" designation by the [[Association of Public and Land-grant Universities]].<ref name="Edelson">{{cite web|url=http://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/economic-development-and-community-engagement/innovation-and-economic-prosperity-universities-designation-and-awards-program/designees.html|title=IEP Designees|last=Edelson|first=David|website=www.aplu.org|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-date=September 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927034002/http://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/economic-development-and-community-engagement/innovation-and-economic-prosperity-universities-designation-and-awards-program/designees.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The agriculture and forestry programs were ranked 16th in the world by [[Quacquarelli Symonds|QS]] for 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2020/agriculture-forestry|title=Agriculture & Forestry|publisher=Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd.|language=en|access-date=November 26, 2020|archive-date=June 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627141831/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2020/agriculture-forestry|url-status=live}}</ref> The statistics program was tied for 20th in the U.S. according to ''U.S. News & World Report'' for 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/statistics-rankings|title=Best Statistics Programs|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|language=en|access-date=November 26, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812230626/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/statistics-rankings|url-status=live}}</ref> ISU's chemistry and physics programs are ranked in the Top 100 globally and in Top 50 nationally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings/Iowa-State-University.html|title=Iowa State University {{!}} Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2016 {{!}} Shanghai Ranking - 2016|access-date=September 3, 2016|archive-date=September 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916032738/http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings/Iowa-State-University.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ISU's Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication is among the first group of accredited journalism and mass communication programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jlmc.iastate.edu/about|title=About Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication|access-date=August 31, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822003832/http://www.jlmc.iastate.edu/about|archive-date=August 22, 2011}}</ref>

The [[National Science Foundation]] ranks ISU 71st in the nation in total research and development expenditures and 94th in research and development expenditures for science and engineering.<ref name="nsf spend">{{Cite web|url=https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=view&fice=1869|title=NSF – NCSES Academic Institution Profiles – Iowa State University|website=ncsesdata.nsf.gov|language=en|access-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125073829/https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=view&fice=1869|archive-date=January 25, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2016, ISU's landscape architecture program was ranked as the 10th best undergraduate program in the nation, and architecture as the 18th best.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2016/09/29/design-rankings|title=National rankings place ISU'S landscape architecture 10th and architecture 18th|publisher=Iowa State University News Service|date=September 29, 2016|access-date=January 18, 2017|archive-date=February 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221025253/http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2016/09/29/design-rankings|url-status=live}}</ref>