Enrollment Down at State Schools

RADIO IOWA REPORTS THAT ENROLLMENT IS DOWN AT THE THREE STATE SCHOOLS.  THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA REPORTS THEY DO HAVE MORE NEW STUDENTS COMING IN

.  VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT, KRISTIN WOODS, NOTED THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS DEFINITELY PLAYED  APART IN ENROLLMENT ISSUES

.  OVERALL, WOODS SAYS THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE INCOMING FRESHMAN CLASS AND NOTED THAT THEIR GRADUATION RATE WAS IMPROVING AS WELL.  IOWA STATE’S ENROLLMENT IS CURRENTLY AT 30,708, DOWN BY 1100 STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA’S TOTAL ENROLLMENT IS 31,206, DOWN 394 FROM THE FALL OF 2020.