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Jun 15, 2016
At its June 15 meeting, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees adopted budget guidelines for the 2016-17 academic year that call for a tuition increase of 3.7 percent for in-state, lower division (freshmen and sophomores), undergraduate students.
In-state, upper division (juniors and seniors) undergraduates will see an increase of 3.9 percent, while most graduates students will see a tuition increase of 4 percent.
The budget guidelines cover the university general fund, AgBioResearch, Extension and intercollegiate athletics, authorizing expenditures totaling $1.53 billion.
Following are other actions taken by the board at its June meeting.