YSU could give tuition break to out of state students

YOUNGSTOWN — Some undergraduate students from outside Ohio could be in line for a substantial tuition break at Youngstown State University.

In-state students are paying $6,720 a year in tuition, the lowest of Ohio’s 11 comprehensive public universities, but those coming to YSU from outside Ohio are hit with a larger bill.

They pay what is called a “non resident tuition surcharge” that amounts to $2,692 on top of the $6,720 annual figure for those living in YSU’s “regional service area” and $5,672 additional for those living outside the service area.

The regional service area includes counties in Western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and upstate New York.

The YSU Board of Trustees’ Finance and Facilities Committee is being asked to consider eliminating that surcharge, at least in part of Pennsylvania.

Read more in Tuesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com