Tuition at Kent State University is going up this fall for out-out-of-state undergraduates and all graduate students, but not for current in-state undergraduates. approved the changes at their quarterly meeting Wednesday.
The majority of Kent State students this fall will be returning, in-state undergraduates. They will still pay $5,006 a semester -- same as last year. In-coming freshmen tuition was set in March and locked in for four years so they鈥檙e not affected.
Kent State spokesman Eric Mansfield describes who is covered.
鈥淲e鈥檙e looking at a 2 percent increase, about $7 a credit hour, for out-of-state undergraduates. And then all graduate tuition will go up about $10 a credit hour.鈥�
But Mansfield says one group will see a bigger increase. 鈥淕raduate students from out of state will see a 10 percent increase, or about $41 per credit hour.鈥�
Mansfield said overall university enrollment is expected to be down slightly this fall as more students find and opt for full-time employment.
