ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - Students in South Dakota’s public universities will pay an average of about $105 more for the upcoming academic year.
The Board of Regents this week approved a tuition and mandatory fee hike of about 1%.
“Affordability for students and their families is a major consideration for us,” said Brian Maher, the board’s executive director. “Setting tuition and fees must be done with a mind to balancing student affordability against the real costs of providing education. A minimal 1 percent adjustment is consistent with those goals.”
On average, an in-state undergraduate student taking 30 credit hours next year will pay about $9,360 for tuition and mandatory fees, KOTVA-TV reported.
These new rates are effective for the 2021-2022 academic year that begins this summer.
Tuition and fees cover part of the 2.4 percent salary raise for all university employees in the coming year.
Four-year public universities in South Dakota include Black Hills State University, Dakota State University, Northern State University, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota.
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