Enrollment
History
Campus
Animal Science
Misc.
100
Approximately how many students are enrolled at ISU (2023)?
30,177 students
100
How big was the first graduating class at Iowa State (1872)?
26 students (24 men, 2 women)
100
What is the name of the largest public garden in Iowa located at ISU?
Reiman Gardens (14 acres)
100
What building is the "home" to Animal Science students?
Kildee Hall
100
What can you not step on inside the Memorial Union and why?
The zodiac. Stepping on it is bad luck and will cause you to fail your next exam.
200
What major has the highest enrollment in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences?
Animal Science (929 students)
200
What are the names of the two swans at Lake LaVerne?
Lancelot and Elaine
200
Approximately how many acres does the ISU campus/recreational areas cover?
1,984 acres
200
True or False: the first public college of veterinary medicine was established in 1879 at Iowa State
True
200
Which ISU residence hall is one of the largest in the nation?
Friley Hall
300
What college has the highest enrollment at ISU?
Engineering (7,807 students)
300
What is the oldest building at Iowa State?
Farm House Museum
300
Approximately how many buildings are there on campus?
140 buildings
300
What small ruminant specie does ISU not have on their farms?
Goats
300
How many life-size Cy staues are there in Ames?
29 statues
400
Approximately how many majors are offered at Iowa State?
>100
400
What team was the ISU football team playing when they earned the name of Cyclones?
Northwestern (1895)
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400
What is the tallest structure on campus?
The Marston Water Tower
400
What bird disease caused the ISU poultry farm to temporarily stop student tours?
Avian Influenza
400
How deep is the deepest part of Lake LaVerne?
About 6 feet
500
What is the total degree requirement (# of credits) to graduate with an Animal Science degree?
128 credits
500
What is the name of the building that once stood where Beardshear is but burned down in 1902?
The Old Main
500
Approximately how many trees are located on campus?
6,537 trees
500
Approximately how many cows does the ISU dairy farm have?
400 cows
500
What was the name of the student run festival to celebrate school that was permanently ended in 2014 due to riots and a murder?
Veisha (named after the colleges that existed when it was founded in 1922: veterinary medicine, engineering, industrial science, home economics and agriculture)
