In a move expected for months, Ohio University's governing body approved a 1.5 percent tuition increase Friday morning that will cost students $156 more annually.
The university's Board of Trustees increase undergraduate tuition and fees 1.5 percent, to $10,536 for in-state students for the 2014-15 academic year. Out-of-state tuition and fees are set at $19,500.
A rare show of disunion occured during the vote, when Trustee Janetta King voted against the increase, according to WOUB.
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From WOUB: "King said she believed the financial strength of the university — a major point of chest-pounding for most of these gatherings — should allow the schools to stay away from tuition increases at this time."
The Columbus Dispatch reported Executive Vice President and Pam Benoit was questioned by the board about the increase's impact on student debt, to which she replied: "There (is) not a correlation between student debt and tuition increases. Students don't simple take debt for tuition. They take debt for a wide variety of reasons. So to tie it solely to an increase in tuition — I think it's not a direct link."
University adminstrators said last semester that their choice to increase tuition by only 1.5 percent — instead of the maximum 2 percent — was considerate of student costs and a push to keep OU affordable.
Trustees also approved a 3.5 percent increase in residence hall rates and a 1 percent increase in dining hall costs. That increases the cost of living on campus, depending on the room, between $190 and $268 annually. Meal plan costs, depending on the plan, rose between $36 and $60 annually.
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