(Radio Iowa) – Figures out today (Thursday) show two of the three state universities saw enrollment increases for the fall semester. The University of Iowa saw enrollment increase by 784 student to 31-thousand-563, as the school says it had its second largest incoming class ever. Iowa State University saw it’s third straight increase in overall fall enrollment, up by 673 students to 31-thousand-105.

I-S-U says it retained a school record 89 percent of first-year students. The University of Northern Iowa saw overall enrollment drop by 79 students to nine-thousand-204. The drop comes after two straight years of increases.

The U-I took over the top spot for largest enrollment among the three state schools from I-S-U last year, and maintained that spot with this year’s number.