<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0NOq3X_1H23KkXy00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0NOq3X_1H23KkXy00" width="1200" height="600" >Iowa (KCRG) - Enrollment at the University of Iowa declined this fall as Iowa’s public universities face a shrinking pool of potential students, including a projected steep drop in high school graduates from a key recruiting state.The Iowa Board of Regents reviewed its annual enrollment report during its meeting that concluded Thursday. UI enrolled 31,382 students this fall, down 181, or 0.6%, from last year.The report highlights a longer-term challenge: projected declines in high school graduates in Iowa and neighboring states over the next 15 years.Illinois is a particular concern. The number of high school graduates there is projected to fall 29% between 2026 and 2041. Illinois is the largest source of out-of-state students for Iowa’s three public universities, accounting for about 16% of their combined enrollment.“We get about 11,400 students right now from Illinois so a major decline there is problematic and adds an additional challenge to our attempt to maintain enrollment at our public universities,” said Jason Pontius, the Board of Regents’ associate chief academic officer.Over the past decade, Iowa’s public universities have increasingly relied on students from other states. Out-of-state enrollment was the only residency category to grow during that period, while enrollment among Iowa residents and international students declined.The University of Northern Iowa was the only one of the three public universities to increase its total enrollment this fall. Its enrollment rose 1.8% to 9,366 students, while its freshman class grew more than 10%.Across the three universities, total enrollment fell 0.5% to 71,520 students.Overall undergraduate enrollment increased slightly statewide, however. The report shows fewer graduate students contributed to the overall decline.</div></body>

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Iowa (KCRG) - Enrollment at the University of Iowa declined this fall as Iowa’s public universities face a shrinking pool of potential students, including a projected steep drop in high school graduates from a key recruiting state. The Iowa Board of Regents reviewed its annual enrollment report during its...

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Iowa (KCRG) - Enrollment at the University of Iowa declined this fall as Iowa’s public universities face a shrinking pool of potential students, including 

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