There will be no tuition increase at K-State next year.
The Kansas Board of Regents Thursday approved the university’s plan to keep a flat rate along with KU.
“All this uncertainty from the pandemic, our top priority is making sure students at K-State can finish what they started,” he said. “That’s our contract with them, and not only do we have health impacts with COVID-19, but in many cases with have economic and financial hardship.”
K-State President Richard Myers told the board a lot of belt-tightening is happening as the university prepares for a roughly $17 million tuition revenue shortfall. In state, undergraduate students taking 15 credit hours will pay about $5,200 per semester.
The Kansas Legislature, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic had approved a nearly $12 million grant to Regents to distribute to universities. K-State would have been allotted $3.3 million on top of its operating budget, but Gov. Laura Kelly is expected to rescind that funding and more due to anticipated revenue shortfalls elsewhere in the state budget.
A full look at the tuition rates for fiscal year 2021 is below for all Kansas universities.
https://kansasregents.org/resources/FY_2021_State_University_Tuition_and_Fee_Proposals.pdf
