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EDUCATION
State sees general fund cut, tuition prices rise
LAUREN METZLER
@MetzlerLauren
Tuition prices at the University are following the same trend as the last 14 years tuition rates are going up.
In 2000, the lowest tier of credits cost $69.65, according to the Comprehensive Fee Schedule data provided by Brian McDow, senior associate director of the Office of the University Registrar. This is a striking difference from the current cost for incoming freshmen, which is $318.25.
Luckily for students, there is the option to lock in the tuition rate as a first-time degree-seeking freshman. Just
three short years ago in the fall of 2011, this year's seniors walked on campus for the first time and their first credit hour cost them $278.80.
This pattern can be seen across the state of Kansas. Tuition rates at the six major state universities in Kansas Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University, University of Kansas, and Wichita State University have been on the rise for the past 25 years, said Breeze Richardson, director of communications for the Kansas Board of Regents.
Raising tuition is not something that each university
has complete control over. Each university works very closely with the Board of Regents, receiving its counsel in a yearlong process that begins in the fall and ends when the tuition proposals are submitted.
According to a memo sent out by the Kansas Board of Regents regarding tuition questions, the Board is in favor of restoring the funds lost from the 1.5 percent state budget cuts to university expenditures. If these cuts are restored, assuming required budget
"It's a misperception to think the tuition proposals are first seen in May, and then approved in June as an up or down vote," Richardson said.
increases and operational expenses stay constant, it is possible that tuition increases for the 2015 school year would be limited.
--financial aid all the more crucial. Making the University more affordable and providing incentive for prospective students was the reason behind creating four-year renewable scholarships.
However, this year's tuition increases exceeded the amount needed to simply offset budget cuts. At KU, a 2.5 percent tuition increase would have been sufficient to balance the cuts, according to the Board of Regents memo. Instead, tuition was raised by 4.9 percent this year.
Currently, 50 percent of KU students graduate with an average debt of $23,000, according to Gavin Young, assistant director of the Office of Public Affairs. This makes
"The idea was to take scholarship money that was really being handed out to upperclassmen ... and pooling that together and making those scholarship funds available to students at the beginning of their career," Young said.
Far Above is a comprehensive fundraising campaign by KU Endowment to increase the total number of scholarship dollars available to KU students.
"There was actually just an announcement today of a new scholarship for students who graduated from Hutchinson High School," Young said. "So you see scholarships of all types that come online thanks to Far Above."
But not all KU scholarship funds come exclusively from donors. Even though the University is asking for more money from students, some of that amount is returned back to the source.
"There is a certain amount of tuition funds that go toward financial aid," Young said.
Edited by Kate Miller
Emporia State University
2014 cut to state general fund:
1% Tuition Increase (equivalent):
$1,487,246
$230,886
Approved Tuition Rate Increase
Fort Hays State University
6. 5%
2014 cut to state general fund:
1% Tuition Increase (equivalent):
$845,188
Approved Tuition Rate Increase
$335,667
2014 cut to state general fund:
Pittsburg State University
3. 4%
$1,400,177
1% Tuition Increase (equivalent):
$320,000
Approved Tuition Rate Increase
7. 4%
2014 cut to state general fund:
Wichita State University
$2,086,075
1% Tuition Increase (equivalent):
$600,00
Approved Tuition Rate Increase
8. 0%
Kansas State University
$6,282,122
2014 cut to state general fund:
1% Tuition Increase (equivalent):
$1,571,428
7. 0%
Approved Tuition Rate Increase
University of Kansas
$3,291,036
2014 cut to state general fund:
1% Tuition Increase (equivalent):
$1,314,000
Approved Tuition Rate Increase
4. 9%
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