To Cope With Booming Enrollments Colleges Get Creative With Housing

The University of Iowa is also expecting record enrollment, while the University of Northern Iowa anticipates a fifth consecutive year of increased enrollment. Final figures will be released in September. Record enrollments have also created a housing crunch at the U of I and ISU, with hundreds of students living in converted residence hall lounges. To make room for a record number of freshmen and transfer students, ISU converted dorm lounge rooms into housing for multiple people. Read more at:
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