The Iowa Board of Regents will only request increased general university appropriations for the University of Northern Iowa in fiscal year 2026. (Logo via Iowa Board of Regents)
Two of Iowa’s state universities will not request any additional general education dollars for the next fiscal year, according to Iowa Board of Regents documentation.
The University of Northern Iowa will request incremental general university funding of $2.5 million for fiscal year 2026, according to the state appropriations request the board of regents is set to discuss next week. The University of Iowa and Iowa State University will keep their general appropriations requests flat compared to their appropriation in fiscal year 2025.
If approved by the regents, the UI will request about $223.5 million, ISU will request nearly $178.5 million and UNI will request about $104.4 million in general university appropriations, bringing the total to $506.3 million.
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