IOWA ( Iowa Capital Dispatch ) - State universities are once again asking for no increase in general university funding for the upcoming fiscal year, with the University of Iowa and Iowa State University staying the course they ran last year and the University of Northern Iowa falling in line with them after their requested raise was denied last legislative session.

If their requests are approved by the Iowa Board of Regents at its Sept. 18 meeting and honored by the state, the UI would receive nearly $223.5 million, ISU would receive more than $178.4 million and UNI would receive close to $101.9 million, totaling more than $503.8 million, all in general university funding for fiscal year 2027.

Both the UI and ISU requested flat general university funding for fiscal year 2026 , whic

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