Iowa State University of Science and Technology (ISU) is a prestigious public land-grant research university founded in 1858 in Ames, Iowa. Celebrated as the birthplace of the modern electronic digital computer (the Atanasoff-Berry Computer, ABC, developed by John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry in 1937–1942), Iowa State is an R1 doctoral research powerhouse recognized globally for leadership in engineering, agricultural and biosystems sciences, veterinary medicine, physical sciences, and design. Spanning over 1,900 park-like acres featuring the historic central campus lawn, the iconic 1899 Campanile, Lake LaVerne, and world-class research centers (including the Ames National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory hosted directly on campus), Iowa State enrolls over 30,000 students from all 50 U.S. states and more than 110 countries. Iowa State competes in NCAA Division I athletics as a founding member of the Big 12 Conference (Cyclones).

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