Students at the University of Southern Indiana may notice a slightly higher bill next year. The school is raising tuition by two percent.
The university’s board of trustees voted for the changes Tuesday afternoon after a public hearing where no one spoke or asked questions after USI president Ronald Rochon gave a presentation to the board.
The board set full-time undergraduate tuition at just under $8,000 for this upcoming school year. Tuition will go up by another two percent for the following year.
USI President Ronald Rochon says the increase may not seem like much at first.
"Any dollar impacts students and their wallet so we are extremely sensitive to that, trying to maintain a close eye on affordability," he says.
The increase is higher than the 1.65 percent figure recommended by the Indiana Commission on Higher Education.
Rochon says it’s still the lowest increase in tuition at USI in more than a decade.
The state requires the school to set tuition rates every two years no more than two months after the biennial state budget becomes law.