U of L Board of Trustees approves 6% tuition increase

By Rae Hodge– 

The University of Louisville Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Thursday to approve a 6 percent tuition increase for undergraduate students, beginning in the fall semester. This marks the twelfth consecutive year of tuition increase at the university.

Vice President of Finance Mike Curtin and President James Ramsey said in reports to the Finance Committee that the increases in tuition would generate $10.5 million additional revenue to offset the $9.7 million in state funding cuts the university received this year. Both also noted that the university would absorb 100 additional students next year which they estimate would generate $1.3 million.

A 6 percent tuition increase means that graduate and undergraduates, regardless of residency, will see their tuition rise an additional $536 per year, bringing in-state undergraduate tuition to $9,466 per year for a full class load. The same increase will apply to out-of-state law students. In-state law, dentistry and medical students will bear a 7 percent increase, while 4.5 percent tuition increases go to out-of-state medical students, and 3.2 percent to out-of-state dentistry students.

Curtin said that the 6 percent reflects the maximum allowable increase in tuition as set by the Council on Postsecondary Education for undergraduate students, and the Board’s recommendation will be submitted to the CPE for final approval in June. Once approved, the university’s operating budget will be implemented on July 1 of this year.