“Effectively, that means that tuition this fall will be 6.5 percent higher than last fall,” Tron said.
That means Ohio students will pay $12,186 and out-of-state students will pay $26,988.
Ohio legislators allowed public universities to raise tuition up to 7 percent over the biennium, but Miami University officials believe in order to keep a high-quality education as affordable as possible, they can meet their proposed budget with a 6.5 percent increase, Tron said.
At regional campuses, full-time lower division tuition and fees will be $4,633. Tuition for graduate students goes up about 3 percent, to $484 per credit hour for in-state tuition and fees and $585 per credit hour for out-of-state tuition and fees.
Trustees adopted an operating budget of $639 million for the 2010-11 school year, Tron said. The budget includes a $5 million reduction in ongoing operational costs and does not include an annual salary increment pool for employees.
In other action, trustees tentatively approved up to an $80,000 annual lease in the Greentree Health Science Academy.
The academy, to be located on the site of the Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, is a consortium of public educational institutions offering degree and certificate programs in nursing and other health care professions, Tron said.
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