Tuition Increases At State Universities

Following state budget cuts Mississippi’s Eight Public Universities are raising tuition by an average of 6.6 percent next fall.
The College Board approved the tuition increases Thursday.
Before Thursday’s changes, rates had been scheduled to go up 3.8 percent, on average.
Tuition will also go up by an additional amount for out-of-state students and at professional schools.
Universities have seen multiple budgets cuts since they were promised $773 million in 2016.
They will start the 2018 budget year with $667 million, about 12 percent less than what they actually spent in 2016.