Informatics Educational Institutions & Programs

Iowa State University of Science and Technology

Type	Public coeducational
Established	1858 (1858)
President	Steven Leath
Location	Ames, Iowa, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Cardinal and gold
Nickname	Cyclones
Website	iastate.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=18220

Iowa State University (formally Iowa State University of Science and Technology) is a public flagship land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State is classified as a research university with very high research activity (RU/VH) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.^[1] Iowa State's academic offerings are administered through eight colleges, including the graduate college, that offer 108 bachelor's degree programs, 112 master's degree programs, and 81 at the Ph.D. level, plus a professional degree program in veterinary medicine.^[2] The university enrolled more than 35,700 students, and it ranked 111 among national universities and 37 for "Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs" in U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.^[3]

Informatics programs

Bioinformatics

The following bioinformatics-related options exist for potential students:

Minor in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

28 credit hours, "However, a total of 9 credits must be used only to fulfill the requirements of the minor."

Available online? No

Program URL: https://catalog.iastate.edu/collegeofliberalartsandsciences/bioinformaticsandcomputationalbiology_undergraduate/#minortext

B.S. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

116.5–120.5 credit hours

Available online? No

Program URL: https://bcbio.las.iastate.edu/

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

70 credit hours, in roughly five years

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.bcb.iastate.edu/program-overview

Additional external links

• Bioinformatics & Computational Biology - Undergraduate
• Bioinformatics & Computational Biology - Graduate

References