What impact does the Regent enterprise have on Iowa?
The Board of Regents and its institutions benefit Iowans and the world in numerous ways. The Iowa School for the Deaf and the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School provide services in communities statewide to help ensure that all sensory impaired children have opportunities to learn, succeed, and become as independent as possible. The three public universities fulfill a three-part mission of education, research, and service. Students come to the universities from all 99 Iowa counties and around the globe for a wide range of degree programs, continuing education, and other enrichment activities, while others enjoy distance education opportunities delivered via the Internet, the Iowa Communications Network, and other methods. Approximately 72 percent of the students enrolled at the universities are Iowans. More than 181,300 Regent university alumni live in Iowa’s 99 counties and help drive the state’s economy as a highly qualified workforce of taxpayers and community leaders. Iowans in al
