KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS AGENDA ITEM BACKGROUND

B6

To: Board of Regents Finance and Business Committee Date: May 11, 2011

From: Alice B. Johnson Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs

Subject: Approval of 2011-12 Resident Undergraduate Tuition & Fees; Non-resident Floor; Graduate, On-line and High School Tuition & Fees; Course and Optional Participation Fees; Room & Board Fees

Reason for Consideration: Action Item Enclosures: Yes

Background:

At the April 28, 2011 meeting, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education approved a 5% base rate increase for 2011-12 resident, undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees for comprehensive universities. The Council approved the current floor for nonresident, undergraduate tuition and mandatory fee at two times the resident rate. The Council's approval allows public institutions to submit market competitive resident and nonresident tuition and mandatory fee rates for graduate and online courses.

The attached schedules list current 2010-11 and proposed 2011-12 rates for:

1. Tuition and fees for undergraduate, graduate, resident and non-resident students
2. On-line fees
3. High-school student fees
4. Optional participation fees
5. Course fees
6. Board (meal) fee
7. Room rates