During June and July, Michigan's 15 public universities set their tuition rates for the 2007-08 academic year. Due to continued cuts in state appropriations for higher education as well as deferred payments, universities have raised tuition rates, in some cases in double figures. Eastern Michigan University had $1.21 million in cuts to state aid in 2006-07, as well as $7.11 million in deferred payments, resulting in a 9.5 percent tuition hike for its students (see photo below). While a number of universities had variations on what and how the tuition increases would be used, the following are the actual tuition percentage increases (for full-time undergraduate students) approved by the boards of various universities.

Central Michigan University *21 percent

Oakland University 13.9 percent

Saginaw Valley State University 12.9 percent

Wayne State University 12.8 percent

Grand Valley State University 9.9 percent

Michigan State University 9.6 percent

Michigan Tech. University 9.51 percent

Eastern Michigan University 9.5 percent

Lake Superior State University 9.3 percent

Northern Michigan University 9.25 percent

University of Michigan-Dearborn 7.9 percent

University of Michigan 7.4 percent

Ferris State University 6.7 percent

University of Michigan-Flint 6.4 percent

Western Michigan University 6.4 percent

Note: Central Michigan locks in tuition rates for entering undergraduates until they earn their bachelor's degrees. The 21-percent increase represents the rate paid by this year's freshmen and new transfer students.

Source: Various news reports

 

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