Iowa Private University Leaders, Advocates Wary of Potential Changes to State Tuition Grants

Iowa has seen state support erode for public universities. Officials with Iowa’s private colleges fear, based on conversations with some Republican lawmakers, that their liberal-arts students could be the next target for cuts.
The Iowa Tuition Grant program is the primary way that state dollars help support Iowa’s independent colleges and universities. Now, however, discussions with key legislators surrounding the program and changes that could be made in the future have caused concerns for leaders in the state’s private university sector.