Iowa Board of Regents approves fiscal year 2027 university budgets totaling over $9B

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 1,743

Last Updated: 4 days, 21 hours ago

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The Iowa Board of Regents Wednesday approved university budgets for the next fiscal year, with board members praising university leaders for their work in cutting costs and reallocating funds.

While both the University of Iowa and Iowa State University’s budgets are increasing in fiscal year 2027, by 2.5% and 3.4%, respectively, the University of Northern Iowa’s budget is decreasing by 1.7%.

Across the entire board of regents-governed system, the fiscal year 2027 budget totals close …

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