AMES, Iowa -- For the first time since 2011, Iowa State University's enrollment for the new school year is below 30,000 students.
The school says Fall 2022's enrollment is 29,969 students--down more than 700 from last year.
ISU says there are 25,241 undergraduate, 4,094 graduate and 634 veterinary medicine students on campus this semester.
While overall enrollment is down, the school says first-year students increased 6.3 percent over last year, and 13 percent over two years.
Iowa State says this year's students come from all 99 Iowa counties, all 50 US states, and 114 countries around the world.