Jun 18, 2020

Kansas Board of Regents approves tuition increase for FHSU

Posted Jun 18, 2020 4:22 PM

The Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) on Thursday approved tuition rates for each of the six state universities in Kansas for the 2020-2021 academic year, according to a media release.

Kansas State University and the University of Kansas held tuition flat for resident and non-resident undergraduate and graduate students. At Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Pittsburg State University and Wichita State University, resident undergraduate tuition increases range from $62 to $75 a semester.

“Our institutions are facing incredibly difficult choices as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said KBOR Chair Shane Bangerter. “In the face of revenue losses, increased costs and continued uncertainty, universities made great efforts to ensure that students do not bear the cost. As a result, we were able hold tuition flat or keep increases as low as possible.”

In 2019, state universities held tuition flat thanks in part to a $34 million increase in state funding, in combination with efforts by institutions to find efficiencies. In 2020, the Board requested $50 million in additional funding for state universities and received $11.9 million, which will be rescinded via a budget allotment later this month, as part of a $26.3 million funding swap of federal CARES Act funding applied to the state universities.

One of the primary responsibilities of the Board of Regents, as defined in state law, is to set tuition and fees at state universities. The tuition proposals that were approved by the Board today may be accessed through the June 2020 agenda