University Of Illinois Could Freeze In-State Tuition For Next Year
By Kate Shepherd in News on Jan 20, 2016 10:47PM
The cost of attending college seems to rise every day—but not so at the University of Illinois. The school is considering another tuition freeze for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Under the proposal, tuition costs would not increase for new undergraduates from Illinois for the second year in a row, according to the Tribune. The university is trying to draw more Illinois-based students to its Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield campuses.
There is a catch: fees at the Urbana-Champaign campus will increase and all housing costs will go up.
Still, it's a risky proposal, because the university hasn't gotten funding from the state since this past July, according to the Tribune.
"Our financial challenges cannot detract from our core mission - opening our doors wide to provide the opportunities that propel students into life and supply the human capital that is critical to move our state forward," University of Illinois president Tim Killeen, who is recommending the freeze, said to the Tribune.
The university's board of trustees is set to vote on the tuition freeze during their meeting on Thursday.