DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University could surpass the University of Iowa in enrollment this fall with strong engineering and agriculture programs driving the growth, The Des Moines Register reported Thursday.

Iowa State has trailed Iowa since 1979. ISU officials expect their enrollment to reach 31,000, topping Iowa’s expected total of about 30,800, the same as last fall, the newspaper reported (http://dmreg.co/SaDEqP ).