Kansas University shouldn’t rely solely on tuition to match its peers’ funding, university officials said Tuesday.
But doubling tuition rates to match the peers’ budgets is still an option, Provost David Shulenburger said.
Shulenburger and Chancellor Robert Hemenway today will outline their goals for a tuition hike to the Kansas Board of Regents. The regents have asked all state universities to develop a five-year plan for tuition.
“We’re looking at a tuition hike because we simply have to at this point,” Shulenburger said. “It certainly hasn’t been pleasant doing it.”
Shulenburger cites data showing KU’s funding is $50 million behind the average of its peer universities selected by the Board of Regents the universities of Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Oklahoma and Oregon.
But KU’s presentation today which will accompany presentations by the five other state universities emphasizes that state funds should help make up the difference.
Shulenburger will present three possibilities for closing the $50 million gap in the next five years, though he stresses they are just hypothetical examples.
Closing the gap entirely with tuition would require a $2,880 increase per student. A year’s tuition and fees for a Kansas resident student taking 15 hours is $2,873 this year.
Closing the gap using $40 million in tuition and a $10 million increase in state funds would require a $2,280 increase per student.
Closing the gap using $25 million in tuition and $25 million in state funds would require a $1,440 increase.
Those figures don’t include expected increases at peer universities, which could add another 5 percent per year to the hike.
KU also plans to ask the regents to create a technology fee for each student. One figure discussed was $8 per semester.
The administrators’ wish list for tuition money includes higher wages for staff and graduate teaching assistants, upgraded library services, expanded computer network capacity and online registration.
University officials also plan to use 20 percent of any tuition increase for financial aid.
Faculty salaries aren’t included in the proposal because the Legislature in 1999 promised to bring salaries to match peer institutions. None of the money would go to administration salaries, Shulenburger said.
Shulenburger and Hemenway also will tell the regents to request enough money from the state to keep tuition competitive with Big 12 universities. Currently, only Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma have cheaper tuition and fees.
KU will have meetings in February and March to discuss tuition with campus groups. Administrators will make a formal proposal to the Board of Regents in April, and the tuition increase would be phased in beginning this fall.
Kansas University shouldn’t rely solely on tuition to match its peers’ funding, university officials said Tuesday.
But doubling tuition rates to match the peers’ budgets is still an option, Provost David Shulenburger said.
Shulenburger and Chancellor Robert Hemenway today will outline their goals for a tuition hike to the Kansas Board of Regents. The regents have asked all state universities to develop a five-year plan for tuition.
“We’re looking at a tuition hike because we simply have to at this point,” Shulenburger said. “It certainly hasn’t been pleasant doing it.”
Shulenburger cites data showing KU’s funding is $50 million behind the average of its peer universities selected by the Board of Regents the universities of Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Oklahoma and Oregon.
But KU’s presentation today which will accompany presentations by the five other state universities emphasizes that state funds should help make up the difference.
Shulenburger will present three possibilities for closing the $50 million gap in the next five years, though he stresses they are just hypothetical examples.
Closing the gap entirely with tuition would require a $2,880 increase per student. A year’s tuition and fees for a Kansas resident student taking 15 hours is $2,873 this year.
Closing the gap using $40 million in tuition and a $10 million increase in state funds would require a $2,280 increase per student.
Closing the gap using $25 million in tuition and $25 million in state funds would require a $1,440 increase.
Those figures don’t include expected increases at peer universities, which could add another 5 percent per year to the hike.
KU also plans to ask the regents to create a technology fee for each student. One figure discussed was $8 per semester.
The administrators’ wish list for tuition money includes higher wages for staff and graduate teaching assistants, upgraded library services, expanded computer network capacity and online registration.
University officials also plan to use 20 percent of any tuition increase for financial aid.
Faculty salaries aren’t included in the proposal because the Legislature in 1999 promised to bring salaries to match peer institutions. None of the money would go to administration salaries, Shulenburger said.
Shulenburger and Hemenway also will tell the regents to request enough money from the state to keep tuition competitive with Big 12 universities. Currently, only Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma have cheaper tuition and fees.
KU will have meetings in February and March to discuss tuition with campus groups. Administrators will make a formal proposal to the Board of Regents in April, and the tuition increase would be phased in beginning this fall.
Kansas University shouldn’t rely solely on tuition to match its peers’ funding, university officials said Tuesday.
But doubling tuition rates to match the peers’ budgets is still an option, Provost David Shulenburger said.
Shulenburger and Chancellor Robert Hemenway today will outline their goals for a tuition hike to the Kansas Board of Regents. The regents have asked all state universities to develop a five-year plan for tuition.
“We’re looking at a tuition hike because we simply have to at this point,” Shulenburger said. “It certainly hasn’t been pleasant doing it.”
Shulenburger cites data showing KU’s funding is $50 million behind the average of its peer universities selected by the Board of Regents the universities of Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Oklahoma and Oregon.
But KU’s presentation today which will accompany presentations by the five other state universities emphasizes that state funds should help make up the difference.
Shulenburger will present three possibilities for closing the $50 million gap in the next five years, though he stresses they are just hypothetical examples.
Closing the gap entirely with tuition would require a $2,880 increase per student. A year’s tuition and fees for a Kansas resident student taking 15 hours is $2,873 this year.
Closing the gap using $40 million in tuition and a $10 million increase in state funds would require a $2,280 increase per student.
Closing the gap using $25 million in tuition and $25 million in state funds would require a $1,440 increase.
Those figures don’t include expected increases at peer universities, which could add another 5 percent per year to the hike.
KU also plans to ask the regents to create a technology fee for each student. One figure discussed was $8 per semester.
The administrators’ wish list for tuition money includes higher wages for staff and graduate teaching assistants, upgraded library services, expanded computer network capacity and online registration.
University officials also plan to use 20 percent of any tuition increase for financial aid.
Faculty salaries aren’t included in the proposal because the Legislature in 1999 promised to bring salaries to match peer institutions. None of the money would go to administration salaries, Shulenburger said.
Shulenburger and Hemenway also will tell the regents to request enough money from the state to keep tuition competitive with Big 12 universities. Currently, only Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma have cheaper tuition and fees.
KU will have meetings in February and March to discuss tuition with campus groups. Administrators will make a formal proposal to the Board of Regents in April, and the tuition increase would be phased in beginning this fall.
Kansas University shouldn’t rely solely on tuition to match its peers’ funding, university officials said Tuesday.
But doubling tuition rates to match the peers’ budgets is still an option, Provost David Shulenburger said.
Shulenburger and Chancellor Robert Hemenway today will outline their goals for a tuition hike to the Kansas Board of Regents. The regents have asked all state universities to develop a five-year plan for tuition.
“We’re looking at a tuition hike because we simply have to at this point,” Shulenburger said. “It certainly hasn’t been pleasant doing it.”
Shulenburger cites data showing KU’s funding is $50 million behind the average of its peer universities selected by the Board of Regents the universities of Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Oklahoma and Oregon.
But KU’s presentation today which will accompany presentations by the five other state universities emphasizes that state funds should help make up the difference.
Shulenburger will present three possibilities for closing the $50 million gap in the next five years, though he stresses they are just hypothetical examples.
Closing the gap entirely with tuition would require a $2,880 increase per student. A year’s tuition and fees for a Kansas resident student taking 15 hours is $2,873 this year.
Closing the gap using $40 million in tuition and a $10 million increase in state funds would require a $2,280 increase per student.
Closing the gap using $25 million in tuition and $25 million in state funds would require a $1,440 increase.
Those figures don’t include expected increases at peer universities, which could add another 5 percent per year to the hike.
KU also plans to ask the regents to create a technology fee for each student. One figure discussed was $8 per semester.
The administrators’ wish list for tuition money includes higher wages for staff and graduate teaching assistants, upgraded library services, expanded computer network capacity and online registration.
University officials also plan to use 20 percent of any tuition increase for financial aid.
Faculty salaries aren’t included in the proposal because the Legislature in 1999 promised to bring salaries to match peer institutions. None of the money would go to administration salaries, Shulenburger said.
Shulenburger and Hemenway also will tell the regents to request enough money from the state to keep tuition competitive with Big 12 universities. Currently, only Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma have cheaper tuition and fees.
KU will have meetings in February and March to discuss tuition with campus groups. Administrators will make a formal proposal to the Board of Regents in April, and the tuition increase would be phased in beginning this fall.
