Iowa’s three state universities are expecting to set record enrollments, or come close, when students return to the campuses later this month. University of Northern Iowa President, Bill Ruud told the Board or Regents Wednesday that they are continuing to make progress in erasing recent enrollment declines.

Iowa State University president, Stephen Leath, says they are projecting a slight increase over last year.

University of Iowa president, Sally Mason, didn’t give specific numbers, but says the freshman class looks to be the largest ever. Mason says they are finishing up the flood clean up to be ready for the returning students.

Last year’s U-I freshman class was 44-hundred, down slightly from the previous fall, and total enrollment fell behind Iowa State to 31-thousand. Official enrollment figures will be released after classes get underway.