Four Percent Tier Two Tuition Increase Proposed at Student Public Hearing

Utah State University proposed a 4 percent tier II tuition increase during a student public hearing March 9 in the Taggart Student Center’s Sunburst Lounge.

The hearing, attended by less than a half dozen students, is held annually to seek input from the student body regarding proposed tuition increases.

 

The amount asked, which will increase student tuition $125 per year, is at the low end compared to increases being asked by other colleges and universities around the state, said USU President Stan Albrecht.

 

He said great effort has been made to keep the increase to the minimum. If enrollment remains flat, the revenues from the 4 percent increase will equal to nearly $1.7 million.

 

Tier II dollars will be used to help reduce a base deficit reduction partly caused by enrollment declines since 2002, and fuel and power deficits. Other key areas that funds will go toward include: enrollment services initiatives, student initiatives, faculty/staff retention, and faculty hires in high demand areas.