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MSU board approves tuition, fee increases

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The Missouri State University Board of Governors yesterday voted to increase tuition and fees for students in the upcoming academic year.

Facing 9 percent less funding from the state, the tuition hike is a partial solution to a roughly $7.4 million shortfall. At a town hall meeting last week, Missouri State University President Clif Smart said the planned increases for students would generate $3.4 million in additional revenue for the school.

“As president, I have always been dedicated to offering quality education and doing so without overburdening our students with debt,” Smart said in a news release issued this morning. “We discussed many options, and I’m happy to say that we are only raising tuition and fees by 2.1 percent for in-state undergraduate students.”

The tuition increase for in-state undergrads is in line with increases in the Consumer Price Index, officials said.

Other tuition and fee changes include:
    •    a $4 increase to $210 per credit hour for undergraduate resident tuition;
    •    a $10 increase per credit hour for graduate students from Missouri;
    •    an increase of $18 per credit hour for out-of-state undergrads;
    •    a $21 per credit hour bump for out-of-state graduate students;
    •    an $11 per semester increase in student service fees;
    •    a $7 per credit hour increase for art and design students and media, journalism and film production students;
    •    an increase of $15 per credit hour for advanced-level College of Business courses; and
    •    a $5 credit hour bump for Missouri residents and $10 per credit hour increase for out-of-state students at the West Plains campus.

The release did not address some $1.2 million in academic cuts outlined by Smart last week. Stakeholders were asked to weigh in April 10 on cuts that included reducing teachers’ online course incentive payments. Some $2.8 million was carved out of nonacademic and provost areas.

“They will not be taking any votes on the budget until after the close of the legislative session,” MSU spokeswoman Andrea Mostyn said via email.

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