OKLAHOMA CITY
The Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents will consider a proposal Friday that would increase tuition and mandatory fee rates for students at Oklahoma State University’s Stillwater campus by almost 10 percent for the 2007-08 school year.
That would be the most significant tuition and fee hike for students attending Oklahoma State’s main campus since the 2003-04 school year, when rates increased almost 24 to 29 percent.
Regents will also consider approving an $824 million budget proposal during a regularly scheduled meeting at OSU’s Tulsa campus.
During the previous school year, in-state students paid $4,996.80 in tuition and mandatory fees for 30 credit hours, while out-of-state students paid $13,569.30. The proposed rates for the coming school year are $5,491.20 and $14,915.70, an increase of 9.89 percent and 9.92 percent, respectively.
OSU spokesman Gary Shutt said he could not comment on the proposal until after it has been voted on by regents.
Last year, OSU increased tuition and fees by 6.8 percent, following a 7.2 percent increase before the 2005-06 school year. Prior to the 2004-05 school year, OSU’s Stillwater tuition and fees rose by 8.6 percent.
