About Us
Architecture Facts & Figures
- Architecture courses have been offered at Iowa State University since the institution first enrolled students in 1869.
- The department has existed under four different names: Structural Design (1914), Architectural Engineering and Rural Structures (1918), Architecture and Architectural Engineering (1940s), and finally, Architecture (1967), all in the College of Engineering.
- The Department of Architecture became part of the College of Design when it opened in 1978.
Architecture by the Numbers – Fall 2020
Undergraduate enrollment: 331 (professional program)
Iowa residents: 172
Non-residents (U.S.): 112
International: 47
Students in the Bachelor of Architecture degree program are from 19 states (including Iowa) and 14 countries: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
Graduate enrollment: 38
Iowa residents: 23
Non-residents (U.S.): 5
International: 17
Students in the architecture graduate program are from 6 states (including Iowa) and 5 countries in addition to the U.S.: Armenia, China, Iran, India, and Nigeria.
Support
The Department of Architecture offers more than 30 scholarships and awards totaling more than $90,000 annually to students enrolled in the professional program.