TOPEKA – Kansas students at Wichita State University could see their tuition and fees for a semester of school increase by 5.5 percent in the fall.
A semester at WSU would cost $2,681.75 — or $139.50 more than the current rate of $2,542.25 — under a proposal presented to the Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday.
The regents, who oversee the state's colleges and universities, listened to the heads of the six universities pitch their proposed increases; the board will likely vote on the proposals during its June meeting.
Other fee and tuition increases for Kansas students ranged between a $101 jump for Emporia State University students to $206.25 for Kansas University students who enter the compact system where they pay a fixed tuition rate for four years.
For more, read Friday's Wichita Eagle.
Here are the initial proposals for instate undergraduates:
Wichita State University
Current tuition and fees: $2,542.25
Proposed tuition and fees: $2,681.75
Dollar difference: $139.50
Percent increase: 5.5 percent
University of Kansas – standard
Current tuition and fees: $3,520.85
Proposed tuition and fees: $3,644.60
Dollar difference: $123.75
Percent increase: 3.5 percent
University of Kansas – compact
Current tuition and fees: $3,862.10
Proposed tuition and fees: $4,068.35
Dollar difference: $206.25
Percent increase: 5.3 percent
Kansas State University
Current tuition and fees: $3,313.65
Proposed tuition and fees: $3,434.75
Dollar difference: $121.10
Percent increase: 3.7 percent
Emporia State University
Current tuition and fees: $2,068
Proposed tuition and fees: $2,169
Dollar difference: $101
Percent increase: 4.9 percent
Pittsburgh State University
Current tuition and fees: $2,161
Proposed tuition and fees: $$2,296
Dollar difference: $135
Percent increase: 6.2
Fort Hays State University
Current tuition and fees: $1,770
Proposed tuition and fees: $1,881
Dollar difference: $111
Percent increase: 6.3 percent
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