Posted: July 18, 2001
Contact: Doug Anderson, doug.anderson@MinnState.edu, 651-201-1426
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees today approved a package of tuition increases for the 2001-2002 academic year ranging from 5 percent to 17.5 percent. The average increase is 10.9 percent or $249, bringing the average tuition to $2,541 for the school year.
Each of the 34 institutions proposed its own increase to the Board of Trustees, which voted today on the tuition increases as part of a $921 million budget for the current fiscal year. The budget was approved 13-2.
Tuition at the two-year state community and technical colleges will go up by an average of $241 or 11.2 percent for full-time students, resulting in an average annual tuition of $2,400.
The four-year state universities will increase tuition by an average of $279 or 10.0 percent next year, bringing the average tuition for full-time students to $3,070.
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is made up of 34 state universities, community colleges and technical colleges and serves about 216,500 students annually in credit-based courses. The system's projected 2000-2001 full-year-equivalent enrollment is 118,000 students.
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| Minnesota State Colleges & Universities: FY2002 Undergraduate Tuition for Full Time Student (taking 30 credits) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Institution |
FY2001 Annual Tuition |
FY2002 Annual Tuition |
$ Change |
% Change |
|
|
STATE COLLEGES |
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|
$2,168 |
$2,370 |
$203 |
9.3% |
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|
Anoka Hennepin TC |
$2,190 |
$2,453 |
$263 |
12.0% |
|
|
Anoka Ramsey CC |
$2,186 |
$2,363 |
$177 |
8.1% |
|
|
Central Lakes College |
$2,151 |
$2,345 |
$194 |
9.0% |
|
|
Century College |
$2,184 |
$2,294 |
$110 |
5.0% |
|
|
Dakota County TC |
$2,192 |
$2,454 |
$263 |
12.0% |
|
|
Fergus Falls CC |
$2,148 |
$2,475 |
$327 |
15.2% |
|
|
Fond du Lac Tribal & CC |
$2,123 |
$2,333 |
$210 |
9.9% |
|
|
Hennepin TC |
$2,168 |
$2,340 |
$173 |
8.0% |
|
|
Hibbing College |
$2,088 |
$2,298 |
$210 |
10.1% |
|
|
Inver Hills CC |
$2,189 |
$2,473 |
$284 |
13.0% |
|
|
Lake Superior College |
$2,109 |
$2,310 |
$201 |
9.5% |
|
|
Minneapolis College |
$2,213 |
$2,483 |
$270 |
12.2% |
|
|
Minnesota SC - Southeast Tech |
$2,139 |
$2,396 |
$257 |
12.0% |
|
|
Minnesota West College |
$2,138 |
$2,483 |
$345 |
16.1% |
|
|
Normandale CC |
$2,243 |
$2,513 |
$270 |
12.0% |
|
|
North Hennepin CC |
$2,240 |
$2,508 |
$269 |
12.0% |
|
|
Northeast Higher Ed District |
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|
Itasca CC |
$2,148 |
$2,399 |
$251 |
11.7% |
|
|
Mesabi Range College |
$2,163 |
$2,399 |
$236 |
10.9% |
|
|
Vermilion CC |
$2,163 |
$2,441 |
$278 |
12.8% |
|
|
Rainy River CC |
$2,126 |
$2,339 |
$213 |
10.0% |
|
|
Northland College |
$2,160 |
$2,490 |
$330 |
15.3% |
|
|
Northwest TC |
$2,217 |
$2,550 |
$333 |
15.0% |
|
|
Pine TC |
$2,100 |
$2,400 |
$300 |
14.3% |
|
|
Ridgewater College |
$2,154 |
$2,433 |
$279 |
13.0% |
|
|
Riverland College |
$2,124 |
$2,379 |
$255 |
12.0% |
|
|
Rochester College |
$2,145 |
$2,360 |
$215 |
10.0% |
|
|
South Central TC |
$2,100 |
$2,250 |
$150 |
7.1% |
|
|
St. Cloud TC |
$2,130 |
$2,340 |
$210 |
9.9% |
|
|
St. Paul TC |
$2,154 |
$2,325 |
$171 |
7.9% |
|
|
Average |
$2,158 |
$2,400 |
$241 |
11.2% |
|
|
STATE UNIVERSITIES |
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|
Akita |
$2,814 |
$3,011 |
$197 |
7.0% |
|
|
Bemidji SU |
$2,954 |
$3,470 |
$516 |
17.5% |
|
|
Metro SU |
$2,753 |
$2,918 |
$165 |
6.0% |
|
|
Minnesota SU, Mankato |
$2,700 |
$3,050 |
$350 |
13.0% |
|
|
Minnesota SU Moorhead |
$2,686 |
$2,874 |
$188 |
7.0% |
|
|
Southwest SU |
$2,790 |
$3,068 |
$278 |
9.9% |
|
|
St. Cloud SU |
$2,784 |
$3,063 |
$279 |
10.0% |
|
|
Winona SU |
$2,850 |
$3,110 |
$260 |
9.1% |
|
|
Average |
$2,791 |
$3,070 |
$279 |
10.0% |
|
|
SYSTEM AVERAGE |
$2,292 |
$2,541 |
$249 |
10.9% |
|
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MnSCU Finance Division |
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