While we do have an outstanding engineering program, Iowa isn't really that far behind. This is from 2006 and ISU comes in 41st while Iowa is 52nd. So not a whole lot of difference to me. Has it come to this where we now bash high school kids? He will more than likely red-shirt his first year so that gives him two more years to develop and who knows what he will be like then as compared to now.
Top Ranked Engineering Colleges/Universities, Best Colleges Engineering
I attended both engineering colleges and conclude this is not a very credible list. The University of Iowa is a fine institution, but engineering is not one of their strong programs, certainly not by comparison to Iowa State University.