The Kentucky State University (“KSU”) Fiscal Year 2014-15 budget was built and balanced utilizing funds ($1,500,000) from the University’s fund balance and $750,000 from an unnamed source to balance Auxillary Enterprises. Additionally, every position vacant in the University at that time was eliminated regardless of its criticality to the University’s operations. Tuition revenue was based on enrollments of 2,476 for Fall 2014 and 2,476 for Spring 2015. Fees and tuition revenue totaled $20,205,500 in the FY 15 proposed budget. With this as the baseline for operations, KSU entered FY 2014-15.

The FY 15 budget enrollment projections were not realized. Fall 2014 enrollment was 1,895 and spring 2015 enrollment was 2,050. That drop in enrollment, the need to fill critical positions, carrying large student receivables and establishing reserves for student receivables drove a September 2014 current year operating deficit of Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000). With that as the back drop, KSU has operated through FY 15 to arrive at this proposed budget for FY 16.

FY 16 revenue is comprised, in part, of state appropriations of $23,429,600. Tuition and mandatory fees revenue is based on KSU holding enrollment flat to FY 15 actual enrollments with a five percent (5%) increase in all tuition rates (netting $680,000). The Destiny and Legacy programs are discontinued for new students. Students enrolled under these programs with continuous enrollment will have the benefit of those rates throughout their KSU enrollment. We have eliminated the category of “Other Sources” electing to show all elements of this line item. Other Sources are now non-mandatory fees ($843,100), employee parking ($37,100), interest income ($110,300) and indirect cost recovery ($395,300). The projected FY 16 Total University Revenue is $41,324,700 compared to FY 15 Total University Revenue of $47,317,100.

FY 15 Auxiliary Enterprises Revenue was $8,187,500 with FY 16 projected Auxiliary Enterprises Revenue at $4,543,100.

Total Revenue for FY 15 was $53,504,600 and for FY 16 is $45,867,800, a 14% reduction.

For contingency purposes, but not included in the proposed FY 16 budget, plans have been developed for a ten percent (10%) headcount reduction in each function should the FY 16 projected enrollment fall short. Thus, with any unexpected shortages in revenue, there is a plan to keep the budget balanced.