Statewide Iowa — (RI) — All three state universities are reporting a drop in fall enrollment. Iowa State University spokesperson Laura Doering says they have 33-thousand-391 students on the Ames campus for fall semester.
ISU has tried to manage enrollment after seeing the student population continually setting records.
She says they’ve also seen more and more students getting their degree in four years.
The Ames campus has also seen an impact from a drop in international students.
The state’s unemployment rate is one of the lowest in the country — and Doering says that does make a difference in a student’s decision to transfer from a community college.
University of Iowa Director of Admissions Kirk Kluver says the total enrollment in Iowa City was 31-thousand-240 — a drop of 416.
Kluver says continued enrollment increases can put a strain on resources.
He says the number of transfer students was down slightly — and there was also a drop in international students.
He says he likes the approach they are taking.
The University of Northern Iowa had projected an enrollment drop — and saw 715 fewer students. UNI’s president says they are working on getting the numbers back up.
