GREENVILLE, N.C. (11/21/2014) – The East Carolina University Board of Trustees is recommending a 5 percent tuition increase for in-state undergraduate and graduate students in each of the next two academic years.

The proposal now goes to the University of North Carolina system’s Board of Governors for approval.

For in-state undergraduate students, tuition would rise $198 next year and $208 a year later, increasing to $4,365 by fall 2016. Current tuition is $3,959.

Out-of-state undergraduate and graduate student tuition would increase by 3 percent each of the next two years. Non-resident undergraduate students who pay $19,156 this year would see tuition rise to $20,323 in 2016-17. Out-of-state graduate students, who currently pay $16,540 in tuition, would pay $17,547 by 2016.

The majority of revenue from the tuition increase would go toward a salary increase pool for faculty members, who have had one raise of 1.2 percent over the past six years. Retaining and attracting faculty members in a competitive market is vital to the university’s mission, administrators said.

The Brody School of Medicine would increase tuition by $1,150 in 2015-2016, with no proposed increase in 2016-2017. The School of Dental Medicine is proposing a tuition increase of $1,221 in 2015-16 and $768 in 2016-17.

Also under the proposal, the following fees for all students would increase: athletics, education-technology and student health services. The proposed fee increases would total $59 in 2015-2016, and $66 the next year.

Housing has proposed a rate increase of 3 percent or about $150 for residence halls. Dining is proposing an annual increase of $100 per year for each of the next two years for residential meal plans.

Crystal Baity
Public Communication Specialist
East Carolina University News Services