Tuition to go up 3 percent at Pa. state universities

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: The board governing Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities on Tuesday approved a 3 percent tuition increase for 2014-15.

Under the plan approved by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s board of governors at its meeting in Harrisburg, full-time in-state students this fall will pay a base tuition of $6,820 a year, a $198 increase from the $6,622 they paid last year.

Overall, tuition, fees, and room and board for an in-state student will be $18,500 for 2014-15, up from about $18,000 this year. The vast majority of students live in Pennsylvania… (more)

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