Student fees to go up at Idaho universities

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The Idaho State Board of Education unanimously voted to increase mandatory student fees at four-year institutions during a meeting Wednesday in Moscow.

Some fee hikes were larger than others. At Boise State University, student fees will increase by $304, while at Lewis-Clark State College the fees will increase by $14. The University of Idaho requested student fees increase by $56, bringing undergraduate tuition and fees at the school to $8,396 for the 2022-23 academic year. Earlier this year, the State Board voted to allow students to opt out of fees supporting certain activities, clubs and organizations. Those fees, called mandatory consolidated fees, support everything from student government to intramural sports. While mandatory student fees will increase, the presidents of Idaho’s four-year institutions pledged not to raise tuition for undergraduate residents for the third consecutive year. The State Board approved the tuition freeze Wednesday with a unanimous vote.

The State Board convened on the University of Idaho’s campus for the first time in three years, where they heard updates from UI President Scott Green on enrollment and fundraising efforts. Green said the university recently welcomed the largest freshman class since 2016. He added that applications for fall 2022 have risen 34% and admissions are up 18% compared to the same time last year. UI also had a record year for fundraising, with nearly $100 million in donations to student scholarship and success programs. (Lewiston Tribune)

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