Regents also approved tuition rate increases at five of the state’s six universities. Pittsburg State University’s increase is 3.5%, Fort Hays State University’s is 6%, and the University of Kansas will raise tuition 4.8% next year, while the remaining university was not included in the increases described. For many Kansas undergraduate students at state universities, the board data cited places average tuition and fees at about $9,700 per year starting this fall; housing costs are not included.
Board vice president of finance and administration Elaine Frisbie said the increases are intended to help universities respond to rising costs and state budget cuts. The regents also approved additional K-State actions, including the sale of the Housing and Dining Services Honors House for $1.82 million to the Gamma Chi Alumni Association and acceptance of a 120-acre parcel of farmland in Republic County to support agronomy research and extension through the university’s North Central Experimental Field.