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OU Regents Approve Tuition Hike

Madeline Stebbins
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KGOU

The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents has approved a nearly 5 percent tuition and fees increase for the next school year.

The Norman Transcript's John Shinn reports that under the plan approved Monday, the per-credit-hour rate will increase by $5.70 to $137.60 for in-state residents, and by $19.50 to $425.80 for out-of-state residents. The regents also approved tuition increases of 5.64 percent for Cameron University and 7 percent for Rogers State University.

Those students choosing the “flat rate” of 30 hours a year will see an increase of $177 for in-state students to $3,847.25 a year. Out-of-state students’ would see tuition and fees grow by $469.50 per year to $10,234.25. “We always are reluctant to increase tuition and fees,” Boren said. “Going into this year, we were at the bottom of the old Big 12 Conference and we were the lowest among major universities in the current Big 12.”

The regents also approved $8 million in raises for school employees. OU President David Boren says the staff raises will mainly benefit employees who make less than $50,000 per year.

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