Tuition to jump 4.5% at Pa. state-owned universities

Associated Press

HARRISBURG

Students in Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities are in line for a 4.5 percent tuition increase next year.

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s governing board on Thursday passed a $1.5 billion budget that also includes a $26 jump in the technology fee for full-time resident students.

Tuition will typically go up by about $250. For a full-time, resident undergraduate, it will be just over $5,800.

An on-campus resident student can expect to pay about $15,000 for tuition, fees, housing and meals next year.

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education enrolls nearly 117,000 students.

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