The Iowa Board of Regents approved elimination of ten low-enrollment programs across two public universities, acting on its workforce-and-enrollment review framework. The University of Iowa will terminate seven programs, while the University of Northern Iowa will close three graduate programs. Regents previously required all three Iowa public universities to review low-enrollment degrees, using thresholds of 25 or fewer students for bachelor’s programs and 10 or fewer for graduate offerings. Universities then proposed closures or mergers aimed at improving administrative efficiency and workforce preparation. University leaders emphasized that not every unit falling below the metrics would be cut. The University of Iowa, for example, identified multiple undergraduate and graduate programs as underenrolled but approved fewer eliminations after faculty engagement helped boost major counts in some areas. The board’s action extends a broader enrollment and workforce alignment push that is likely to accelerate additional program actions later this year, with Iowa State also seeking approvals for future eliminations and consolidations under a separate plan.