Tuition raised for in-state students
By Richard O’Bryant
Managing Editor

Florida residents will be paying a little more for tuition next year, while nonresidents attending the University of North Florida will be paying the same as in 2004-2005.

In-state undergraduate and graduate students will see a 5 percent increase in tuition rates as determined by the Florida Legislature, raising the current cost of $103.37 per credit hour for resident undergraduate students to $108.54 and the current $231.97 per credit hour for resident graduate students to $243.51. That is the lowest increase in years — and 2.5 percent less than the increase suggested by House representatives.

At its discretion, the UNF Board of Trustees decided June 16 not to raise tuition next year for out-of-state students attending the university. As such, the rates of $495.02 for out-of-state undergraduate students and $833.31 for out-of-state graduate students will remain the same for 2005-2006.

According to a July 2004 report from the Division of Colleges and Universities, UNF charged full-time resident students slightly more than the state average per credit hour for the 2004-2005 academic year. The same report showed that nonresident students at UNF paid between $20 and $30 less per credit hour than the state average.

State averages were based on the tuition and required fees per credit hour charged by the 11 colleges in the State University System of Florida.

Contact Richard O’Bryant at spinnakermanaging@yahoo.com.