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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 10

ate and graduate tuition and mandatory fee charges at the University now stand at third place among public universities in the Big Ten, although they remain behind the first two institutions by a sizeable amount. Tuition and fee charges for professional schools rank somewhat lower. T h e Illinois Board of Higher Education has recommended a tuition increase in the range of 6 percent at all public universities in Illinois. Such an increase has been made a part of the governor's budget for higher education for FY 1987. For the University of Illinois, in order to achieve the income fund levels recommended by the IBHE, an overall base tuition increase of 6.4 percent is required. This increase should produce the income fund revenue base incorporated into the IBHE and governor's budget recommendations for the University. In order to respond to student concerns regarding differential tuition, it is recommended that the differential for undergraduate students be capped so that the dollar difference between lower and upper division tuition remains at its current level, while also generating the revenue to meet budget requirements. A 7 percent increase for lower division and 5.9 percent for upper division is required to generate the necessary revenue while capping the differential. In certain professional programs, further tuition adjustments beyond 6.4 percent are recommended to support academic program advancements not contained in the governor's budget. As summarized in the accompanying table, I recommend that the Board of Trustees establish tuition levels for FY 1987 as follows: 1. An overall increase of 6.4 percent which is achieved through: a. An undergraduate lower division increase of 7 percent ($92) b. An undergraduate upper division increase of 5.9 percent ($92) c. A 6.4 percent base increase for all other student levels. 2. Additional increases beyond 6.4 percent for certain professional schools as follows: a. $72 for students in Law (total increase, $220) b. $100 for students in Veterinary Medicine (total increase, $306) c. $130 for students in Medicine (total increase, $399)

Proposed FY 1987 Tuition Increases1

FY 1986 Tuition Undergraduate Lower $1 314 Upper 1 560 Graduate 1 842 Law 2 302 Medicine 4 200 Dentistry 2 844 Veterinary Medicine 3 216 Funds G e n e r a t e d . . IBHE Recommendation1 $ 92 92 118 148 269 183 206 $4.7 million Additional Proposed FY 1987 Tuition $1 1 1 2 4 3 406 652 960 522 599 027 Percent Increase 7.0 5.9 6.4 9.5 9.5 6.4 9.5

$ 72 130

100 3 522 $.2 million

'Proportional increases, as appropriate, for part-time students, for nonresident students, and for correspondence and extramural courses to continue policies that now exist. 3 Includes the additional 0.4 percent increase necessary to generate revenue required under IBHE recommendations.

Student Trustee L a m m m a d e a n extended presentation in opposition to the recommendation. H e stated that minority students are most affected by tuition increases and that the level of Federal financial support is decreasing. H e questioned the use of the quality ranking by which the University's ranking in the Big T e n in tuition charges is by implication linked