MURFREESBORO — The Middle Tennessee State University Board of Trustees voted Tuesday, June 20, to raise tuition and fees by 2.98% for the Fall 2023 semester, the institution’s first such …
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MURFREESBORO — The Middle Tennessee State University Board of Trustees voted Tuesday, June 20, to raise tuition and fees by 2.98% for the Fall 2023 semester, the institution’s first such increase in two years.
The increase, recommended by the board’s Finance and Personnel Committee, was necessary to meet rising utility costs, enhanced scholarship levels and other improvements, including renovations to Murphy Center complex used for athletic, academic and community events.
MTSU’s current tuition and fees are the lowest among the state’s three largest institutions (UT-Knoxville and Memphis) and seventh lowest among Tennessee’s 10 public four-year entities.
MTSU is also the most efficient producer of graduates in the state system, spending the lowest percentage on administrative costs among the 10 public institutions, the lowest operation and maintenance costs (per square foot), and the lowest state cost per graduate.
The increase, within the range recommended by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, equates to an additional $286 for an in-state undergraduate student taking 15 credit hours per semester. The last such action was in 2021-22, when the board increased tuition and fees by 1.78%.
In other actions, the Board: