Last week’s decision by the Kansas Board of Regents to approve adjustments in Emporia State University’s tuition and fee structure was welcomed by university administrators.
Vice President of Administration and Finance Diana Kuhlmann says the move to lower the non-resident tuition multiplier is big for two reasons.
As a connected goal, Kuhlmann says the reduction in non-resident tuition should also help to attract out-of-state students to ESU. Kuhlmann says there will likely be a short-term financial loss, but an increase in non-resident student numbers may offset any revenue decreases.
Resident tuition remains flat for both undergraduate and graduate students.
Emporia State is hoping to build its enrollment after it had $2 million cut from its general use base budget and also dealt with an enrollment decline due to coronavirus. ESU is stretching almost $5 million in cuts to its base budget through June 2022 and it’s also cutting over $830,000 from auxiliary operating budgets.
