PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Penn State Board of Trustees has approved a plan that will raise tuition for in-state undergraduate students at its main campus and freeze tuition at satellite campuses.
The board’s finance committee gave the green light to a two-year plan that freezes in-state tuition at Penn State’s Commonwealth campuses and carries a 2% increase for in-state students at its University Park campus.
It raises tuition for out-of-state students at Penn State’s main campus by 4%. Tuition at the Commonwealth campuses for out-of-state students will increase by 1% for undergraduates and 2% for graduate students.
The tuition bill for most freshmen and sophomores at the main campus will be $19,672. Juniors and seniors and students in certain programs will pay a higher rate.
The state Legislature has yet to approve appropriations for Pennsylvania’s state-related universities: Penn State, Temple University, the University of Pittsburgh and Lincoln University. That money helps provide a lower in-state tuition rate.
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In-state tuition at the main campus is about $15,000 less per year for in-state students, thanks in part to that state funding.
While the university waits for Harrisburg to figure out funding, it says it will put pay raises and other employee compensation programs on hold to maintain the in-state rate.
Last week, Temple voted to raise tuition by 4%, citing inflation and declining enrollment.
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