Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts

IOWA STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANICAL ARTS, a coeducational institute for higher education, at Ames, Iowa, founded in 1858. In 1919 it had about 3,500 students and a faculty of over 200. The endowment is about $700,000 and the annual income about $350,000. The library contains 45,000 volumes. President, Raymond A. Pearson.