Board of Curators passes out-of-state, graduate tuition increases
The UM system Board of Curators Finance Committee voted 7 to 1 Friday to raise tuition for out-of-state undergraduate students starting this summer. Curator Doug Russell was absent for the voting and Curator David Wasinger was the only dissenting vote.
The raise will increase tuition across all four UM campuses. At MU and Missouri University of Science and Technology, out-of-state tuition will rise by 5 percent and at UM-Kansas City and UM-St. Louis, out-of-state tuition rates will increase by 2.7 percent.
The proposal passed this morning includes an increase in UM system graduate school tuition rates by 2.7 percent, as well as increases in professional school tuition rates, as decided by each university.
The policy also increased and created new fees for all UM campuses, including higher course enrollment and laboratory fees.
Course fees for the Trulaske College of Business will more than double, increasing from $34.40 to $75 per credit hour. Fees and tuition rates will also climb for the College of Veterinary Medicine, the School of Law and the School of Nursing for MU.
Beginning this summer, the increases are effective for the 2011 fiscal year.