PHOENIX
State university presidents’ recommendations would have students and their families paying more in tuition next year, but some attending Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University would know what’s coming after that.
The ASU and NAU presidents’ 2008-2009 tuition recommendations for in-state undergraduates include proposals to either limit future increases or keep the rates steady for the following three years.
The University of Arizona’s president also proposed a tuition increase but did not include a multiyear component.
The Board of Regents, which oversees the university system, will conduct a Nov. 29 hearing at 11 sites on 2008-2009 tuition and fees, with formal consideration planned at a Dec. 6-7 meeting.
Arizona State University President Michael Crow recommended increasing tuition for new undergraduates who are Arizona residents by 12 percent to $5,409 a year and by 5 percent to $5,063 for returning undergraduates.
ASU called the 12 percent boost a “market tuition correction.”
