Full Internet and Web access complement local educational resources, which include enhanced classroom instruction, on-line classes, engineering design and simulation packages, programming languages, and productivity software. The Engineering Library is a center of College activity. Major interdisciplinary research centers have been established by College faculty in collaboration with faculty from other colleges on campus. Prominent centers include the Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing , the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research , the Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination , and the Center for International and Rural Environmental Health . Support includes a competitive stipend and reduction in tuition.
Specific information is available from individual departments.
Housing is available in apartments or private homes within walking distance of campus. Total enrollment at the University for fall 1998 was approximately 28,700 students. Students come from all 50 states, two U.S. territories, and 105 other countries. Engineering enrollment for fall 1998 was 1,135 undergraduate students and 305 graduate students. Nearly half of the graduates accept positions in Iowa and Illinois, though companies from across the country present offers.