KU touts results of tuition increase

By Terry Rombeck (Contact)
Sunday, May 15, 2005
In many corners of the Kansas University campus, it's tough to tell the state is in tight budget times.
New faculty are being hired. Computers are being installed. Salaries for student workers, teaching assistants, faculty and some staff are up.

And students are paying for it all.
This school year marked the halfway point of a doubling of KU tuition rates over five years. KU leaders say they're convinced the investments made with the tuition money will transform the university for generations to come.
"We're a school on the move instead of a school that's getting budgets slashed," said Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, senior vice provost. "If it hadn't happened, we would be financially strapped."
At KU, base tuition rates have increased from $2,333 per year in the 2001-2002 school year to $4,163 this year, for an undergraduate Kansas resident taking 15 credit hours. All schools -- except the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Social Welfare -- also have school-specific additional tuition of $12 to $107.95 per credit hour, and all students are required to pay fees of $287 a semester.
KU will propose another large tuition increase to the Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday. Though officials won't say exactly how much the new rates will be until then, tuition is expected to be around $4,840 for the 2005-2006 year for resident undergraduates.

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