Idaho’s tuition on the up and up

The Idaho State Board of Education voted to increase UI student tuition and fees

The Idaho State Board of Education (SBOE) voted to increase University of Idaho tuition and fees by 5 percent for full-time resident students and raise tuition by 8 percent for full-time non-resident students.

Full-time in-state students will see their tuition increase by a total of $378 per year, bringing the total amount full-time students pay to around $7,866 per year, said Trina Mahoney, UI budget director.

The increase of student fees, which were debated earlier in the school year, were set at 3.9 percent, an increase of $41.92 per student per year.

Mahoney said the student activity fee will not change, but since the 6 percent UI asked for was not granted, this means the tuition increase will be 1.1 percent, or $336.08.

Campus Recreation received the highest increase from student fees, with $3.88 for Student Recreation Operations. The next highest increase is $3.50 for Campus Recreation to begin maintenance on the Student Recreation Center. Athletics recieved the third-highest increase, with full-time students paying another $2.70.

ASUI President McKenzie MacDonald said UI is not passing off a decrease in revenue because of a drop in enrollment onto the students, and supports the tuition and fees increase.

Kali Nelson can be reached at arg-news.uidaho.edu

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