Higher Tuition Again

The Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition 9.2%. Engler appointee Dan Pero voted no. Universities continue to bleed students and taxpayers.

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WMU raises tuition 9.2 percent in $313.6M budget

KALAMAZOO -- Western Michigan University undergraduates who take classes on campus will pay 9.2 percent more for tuition and required fees this fall, the Board of Trustees decided in a 6-2 vote at its meeting Friday.

Trustees also adopted a $313.6 million budget for 2008-09, which includes a projected 1.25 percent increase in its student population.

With the updated tuition plan, a full-time freshman or sophomore who is a Michigan resident must pay $7,928 in tuition and required fees for the 2008-09 school year.

The school year will cost juniors and seniors who are state residents $8,686.

Comparatively, WMU lowerclassmen who were Michigan residents shelled out $7,260 for tuition and fees last year, while juniors and seniors paid $7,950.