<p>Here is some more data on yields, including Iowa, up 1%:
[The</a> Early Line on Admission Yields (and Wait-List Offers) - The Choice Blog - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/yield-3/]The”>The Early Line on Admission Yields (and Wait-List Offers) - The New York Times)</p>
<p>…based on some quick back-of-the-envelope calculations, with applications up ~2100 (14%?), yield up 1%, and admission rate down ~5% to 78% (used to be 83%, I think) per the following:
[2010</a> Admissions Tally - The Choice Blog - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010-admissions-tally/]2010”>http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010-admissions-tally/)</p>
<p>…and this recent article posted here earlier:
[UI</a> enrollment appears strong | press-citizen.com | Iowa City Press Citizen](<a href=“http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20105050313]UI”>http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20105050313)</p>
<p>I could imagine a freshman class in the range of 4,400-4,500, up from 4056…all great news overall from a long-term perspective for Iowa, because it means more top line revenue for Iowa, better leverage of existing fixed cost/infrastructure and more students are interested in coming to Iowa. But short-term, does this mean a lot of people in temp housing (doubles converted to triples, lounges to temp rooms, etc.) in the fall?</p>
<p>And most importantly, and perhaps most concerning, coming on the heels of an Orange Bowl season, football tickets will be harder to come by!</p>