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PROVO — Undergraduate and graduate students at BYU will see a tuition increase nearing 3 percent next year, the school announced Friday.
Undergraduate tuition will rise 2.9 percent, a $75 increase to $2,650 per semester, taking effect next fall for the 2016-17 academic year, BYU announced. Graduate students will see a $90 increase, up 2.8 percent to $3,340.
Law School and Graduate School of Management students can expect a $170 increase per semester, up to $6,155.
While BYU is a private university, the increase is in line with a system-wide 3 percent tuition hike handed down earlier this year by the Utah State Board of Regents and affecting all public colleges and universities. The University of Utah was also approved for an additional 0.5 percent second-tier increase, while other state schools increased fees for individual projects or needs.
Three percent is the lowest average tuition increase Utah's public higher education has seen since 1999, keeping the state in its current rank of having the third-lowest tuition rates for four-year colleges in the nation
Starting with the upcoming spring and summer semesters, BYU undergrads will also see an increase, paying $1,335, up $38, while graduate students pay $1,670, up $45.
Additional tuition dollars at BYU will cover increased costs for supplies, travel and library and laboratory materials, according to a press release from the school.
BYU is a privately owned university of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Non-LDS students pay twice the listed tuition rates, the release noted, bringing the increased tuition to $5,300 per semester for undergraduates, $6,680 for graduate students and $12,310 for law and business graduate students.
