
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Trustees at Northern Illinois University voted to approve a 2 percent tuition increase for new, in-state undergraduate students and current graduate students.
The hike will affect about 28 percent of the 22,000 students enrolled at the DeKalb university.
READ MORE: Chicago Weather: Rounding Out The Warmest Weekend Of The WinterThe increase means an in-state student would pay about $302 a credit hour, while an out-of-state student would pay twice that. Graduate students would pay about $342 a credit hour, while law students will pay $651.
READ MORE: MISSING: Khoshaba Dikyanos, 84, Last Seen In Lincoln SquareThe change means an incoming freshman from Illinois who’s taking a full load of classes would pay about $9,100 a year, excluding fees, room and board.
MORE NEWS: Chicago Speed Cameras To Start Issuing $35 Tickets To Drivers Going 6 MPH Over The Limit On MondayThe school’s expecting about $454 million in revenue for the upcoming school year. About a fifth of that will come from the state.