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Record Freshman Enrollment For ISU and UI

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Iowa State University's Beardshear Hall.

Both Iowa State University and the University of Iowa report record-breaking enrollment for their freshmen classes. 6,231 first-year Cyclones and 5,241Hawkeyes are registered for the 2015 fall semester.

Iowa residents make up nearly 58 percent of ISU’s freshman body and 47 percent at UI, roughly the samebreakdownsas 2014. 

Freshman enrollment is also up at UNI from last year and all three schools report increases in minority enrollment.