IOWA CITY — This is the highest number of high school graduates the state of Iowa is likely to see for the next two decades, a Board of Regents staffer said this week as part of his fall 2026 enrollment report.
With Iowa’s long-awaited enrollment cliff beginning in 2027, local colleges and universities that rely on both in- and out-of-state enrollment will feel the double-whammy of larger declines in students from neighboring states like Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Minnesota, according to Jason Pontius, associate chief academic officer for the board…